Coincidence?

Almost every cupcake recipe book author assumes all normal households have a mixer. You know, the big ones where all you have to do is dump in the ingredients and it does everthing for you. I really don't know how important it is to put the flour into the mixture in 3 different amounts with milk in between. Does it really change the taste or the consistency? I wonder....but I do it all the same, with a hand mixer. But god does it ever get messy and annoying that way! Always trying to put in stuff while leaving it on! Try to put an egg in one handed while holding the mixer in your "good" hand! Arrrggghhhh! So I have given up and stop the machine all the time, which is also not optimal. So I have been looking around for a mixer. I don't know how it is in north America, but here, there is nothing worth buying under 600.-! I mean, at this point, this is a hobby, not a job! I can't purchase this in secret like I do most of my other things...(marc by marc jacob purses on ebay...don't tell husband...)! So I tell my husband about it, and he's not against it, but I don't want to spend that money! Yesterday, about 3 days after deciding I want this but don't know how, our supermarket has this prize system where when you buy, you get some stickers and fill some pages...sounds boring, but is pretty easy and quick to do, and I can get a mixer for 300.- instead of 650.- and only need to fill up 2 pages! So next month you will be seeing a picture of my brand new kitchen helper! What a coincidence...or was it just meant to be?