How I did it: I bought my Digital Rebel with my tax return when the 8 MP was the newest one on the shelf.  It took me a couple weeks  to really decide what I wanted, and then I just had to figure out where the money would come from.  Luckily, it was tax season, and I hadn't planned on using that money for anything else yet!

Lessons & tips: Don't get anything that's more than you'll really need.  It's not worth the money to buy the newest camera with all the bells and whistles if you'll never really learn to use it.  Save the extra money that you would have spent on bells and whistles, and spend it on an extra lens or accessories!

Jan 06, 2009, 01:07PM PST | 0 comments