Spring for the granite or no?

[Minna Reid]

So I'm already way over budget. I have not much big left to buy except for my kitchen countertop. Everything in the house is beautiful. Gorgeous tile, fresh hardwood, new cabinets, stainless steel appliances. It's coming together very sweetly. But do I have to buy the granite counertop? man I'm looking at like 3k plus. I'm not feeling it. But that kitchen is the first room you see when you walk in. Should I go with granite, or can I skip it?