Large purchases

I find that I am very disciplined about curbing my spending until I see something major that I want. I will go for weeks without spending any money on "luxury" items. Then I will see something that I want and I find myself splurging on it. Case in point, I saw an article in today's Boston Globe about a charcoal grill that I am now planning on purchasing. This is no ordinary little kettle grill, but a $900 140 lb monster called the biggreen egg. Now, a little history on grilling and me is in order. During the spring and summer I love to cook outside and will grill at least 2 or 3 times per week. I also have a collection of 5 grills already (although I really only use 2 of them and one of those is for tailgaiting at Patriots games) one of which is a major purchase from years gone by. The Biggreenegg will become my new grill of choice, although I will continue to use my Cajun grill as well. This brings up an interesting question in regards to saving for the future. How much do you sacrafice in the present for the good of your future. I am trying to balance my enjoyment of life with my goals of saving for the future. I believe that if you can afford to do both and have your debt under control (none to very little) that you should not feel guilty about spending for present enjoyment. Life is too short not to suck the marrow form it as much as you can. That being said I hope to have my new "baby" in time for the Memorial Day weekend.