A well-worn business principal is to avoid fixed assets when possible, i.e., don't buy equipment. It gets old fast, has to be maintained, it breaks, and loses value. So the message might be don't invest in a big hard drive. Or, use efax instead of buying a fax machine or all-in-one. Of course, you have to do a cost-benefit and weight the pro's and con's. Personally, I love having an office devoid of equipment. When I've had the equipment around, I was always looking around and craving something newer and better.
Evan MItchell Stark PhD
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