Wireless Network Blues

It finally crapped out. My linksys wireless network card finally took the leap. I smashed it and threw it in the trash can. The end had snapped off of it a while ago, and it would make my computer freeze up, which took me a while to figure out in the beginning. I thought there were hard drive issues. So now I am left to drop the $50 on a new network card, or I could just go buy a new laptop with integrated WiFi. Like I need an excuse? .. I am terrible. I must resist spending any money at all. Maybe I will just fight with a Cat5 cable for a while.