An intermediate card magician wouldn't need to ask what to get. An intermediate magician knows where he is in magic and where he wants to go, and by extension, does research himself as to what kind of magic he wants to perform.
Katie said this earlier in the thread in less words, but I think you expanded on it well, and once again I couldn't agree more.
If you don't know what you want to get, you don't need to get anything, you're not anywhere near finished with the material you have.
I'll give an example, and yeah I've been where you are
"What next? 
" which is easy to be like when you have $190 to spend
But, if you sit down and take a look at your material, take a look at what you've really warmed to and read through it all again, you'll likely find paths that lead into you knowing
exactly what you want to pick up next.
Carrying on with my example, on recommendation by Michael Vincent I picked up Aronson's
Try The Impossible, incredible card magic and a fantastic ring on rubber band routine in it. Best of all, I'd argue nearly all the effects are sleightless or look sleightless. This is the magic I want to perform, magic that looks effortless. On the other side of the coin, I went to a John Bannon lecture recently and I loved the way his mind worked and came up with this creative effects and also theories that many would disagree with, picked up his lecture notes and now I'm saving up to purchase his book
Dear Mr. Fantasy.
One thing follows on from another if you sit down, focus and just take it slow.
So I'm not the best with words, but hopefully something in here made sense
- Sean
