We're looking at some big purchases in the next 6 months. One would be a new computer. Our existing computer is almost 5 years old, and it has some annoyances that I'd like to eliminate, including its speed, it's lack of DVD burner, inability to use my external CDRW burner in Mac OS X, and its cumbersomely large monitor. I really like the current iMacs, but since Apple released a new processor, its always a worry that I may buy the last of the old line. We'll buy one early next year regardless, I think.
Our other big purchase will be a new car. Our remaining 1992 Saturn is on its last legs, and without air conditioning, I doubt we'll be able to keep it through next summer. We'd really like to get a hybrid vehicle, but they are still several thousand dollars more expensive than other economy cars. Hopefully, that decision is still several months away, though.