I am an Author, (God and Goddess how I love seeing that in print!) I have novels published! 7 of them! and still more to come. So it only makes sense to invest in equipment for my writing.
I buy books for information, names, ect.
I buy editing programs, and external hard drives to store my work.
I learned a hard lesson when my little WD passports died.
But I'm investing in a My book 4T external hard drive, and I am having the other two looked at by a professional lab. If the work can be saved, great ... if not... we carry on.