After thinking for another week and a half, neither the PSP or the DS seems to have won me over in this battle, for they both present a big investment in money that may not be worth it. The PSP, at 250 dollars plus another 40 for a game is very expensive, but it generally attracts me more due to its better graphics, looks, and over all power. The DS is far cheaper at 150, but it does not deliver in the power department. Now after thinking and making calculations, if I were to stop buying cokes at school and my parents give me 5 dollars every week, then it would take me 50 weeks to get 250. That is an entire year, but if a job were to be paying me, then that 5 bucks would not exist. Then when school would come around, my time is cut in half, and that still leaves the possible car/driving dilemma. In that case if I get the job and they buy me a car, then that would leave much more money to save up. Say I get 5 an hour, work for 3-4 hours every other day, then I would get 45-50 dollars a week, making me enough money to buy a PSP just over the summer. That is without gas money and car payments to worry about. If only they could get out of this real estate dry spell, then would everything be much better. But after hearing more rumors, there seems to be a new game boy in development, one that would replace the current GBA SP as the new handheld. No gameboy has breached the 100 dollar mark at its launch, meaning even if it did it probably won't be by much. This would even more tantalizing than the PSP, only if it brings good games and power. In that case biding my time could be beneficial.