Indeed, computers feel like a bit of a waste of money... but I do a lot of photo/image processing, and I like to look at things on a big screen, and I hate actually writing on a phone. I try to buy tech that's at least a little obsolescence resistant... my current gear is 10+ years old.
If wishes were fishes... I wish I had some of my early BTC I paid about $300 for... but oh well.
These are life lessons. I left a chunk of Bitcoin and Ether on the ionomy exchange waiting for a good trade. Now the exchange doesn't seem to exist anymore. The only safe place is my own wallet with my keys stashed away in a place I and my wife can find.