Financial planners tend to have firm ideas about the most important goals: You should save for retirement, pay off debt and build an emergency fund. Buying a pair of $200 sneakers or an ultra-high definition TV is probably not on that list.
But maybe saving for something you really, really want isn’t frivolous. It may be exactly what you need to get your financial life on track.
In my latest for the Associated Press, the financial benefits of saving for something fun.