Say hello -- and goodbye -- to my trusty HP Laser 1320 PCL 5 printer. I spent over $800.00 on it back in the early years of my career. It finally blew up this week, which made me very sad. It has been the most dependable, reliable, long-lasting printer I have ever owned. Since it is 19 years old and I've been using it weekly (sometimes daily) since 2007 I think I got my money's worth out of it. Most laser printers only last between three to seven years according to Google.
Say hello to my new HP Laserjet printer. I got it on sale for $259.00 (which is $120.00 off) so it was cheaper, sort of. It prints nicely, although it only has one paper tray and it's a bit slower than the old printer. Still, it will serve my needs.
Here's the toner cartridge for it, which was $151.49, which is roughly double what cartridges for my old printer cost. That really hurt.
Did I want to spend $439.22 this month on a printer and toner? Nope. Outside of medical bills, I don't throw that kind of money around ever. Yet this was absolutely a necessary buy, as I must print projects for my day job, and also our household documents, my nephew's paperwork on his new house and some of his medical documents as well.
I didn't choose to have my old printer die on me this month, but it did. I have a day job, and lots of other responsibilities that require me to keep a laser printer in the house. That's why I can't do no-spend months, because every time I try? Something like this happens. :)
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