I probably wouldn't have hesitated to get them if I were in your situation. Luckily, my PortaPros have been treating me fairly well over the last couple of years. I am, however, living off of a student loan and a tiny bit of summer job-money, sooo..yeah. Probably shouldn't have spent those $45 on the pizza (which, in response to Shane and Darkbluerabbit, was gooood, but not like..super special or anything. Expensive/rich country and all that jazz) yesterday, and probably shouldn't have bought Pepsi Max as the freakin' gas station today, paying over $6 for 1,5L. Goddamnit, I don't like Sundays and everything else being closed.