I am not "due" to retire for about 7 more years. But bless my dear hubby. He has told me that I need to begin thinking now of what new sewing machine I want and we need to have purchased it and paid for it by the time I retire. He knows I take a long time to make up my mind. At the moment I am using a pfaff 7570 that I bought used off the internet about 10 years ago. He overheard me telling my daughter about motherboards and the impossibility of repair should this go. I haven't even begun to think about this, so I am glad for this thread.
AngelaZ