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| Among other things, the exhaust pipe to our furnace has to be replaced. |
When we first bought a house, I was overwhelmed with all of the things we needed to set up. I knew that we would need curtains and a few more pieces of furniture. However, I hadn't thought about all of the other things we would need like trash cans, rakes, a garden hose, a lawn mower, etc. I was annoyed that we had to buy all of these necessities that cost a lot of money so that there wasn't much left for fun house things. I would have rather been picking out a comforter for my new bedroom than to be picking out a new trashcan for the garage. But, alas, that's the way it goes when you own a home.
As I adjusted to spending money for boring, but necessary items, I had to adjust to spending money for repairs instead of fun house projects. For example, we had to spend money to fix the plumbing rather than redo the kitchen. But, alas, that's the way it goes.
And this is how it went in home ownership this week. We found out that our furnace needed a couple of thousand dollars in repairs. I wasn't happy with the news because I had other ideas for that money-like maybe a nice vacation next summer. But once again, alas, that's the way it goes.
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- Ward might beg to differ about what is boring stuff and what's not. I think he much rather would have been shopping for a trashcan at Home Depot than shopping for a comforter in T. J. Maxx.
- Also, I may be upset about the cost of the furnace repairs, but I'm the first to admit that I would rather have heat this winter than a big vacation next summer.
Oh no! Did you discover the need for repairs while you were doing a pre-season inspection?
ReplyDeleteYes, it was our yearly tune-up, inspection that discovered the problems. They are here right now doing the work.
ReplyDeleteWell, at least you're taking care of this and won't have this particular problem again. I was the same way when we bought our house, thinking of all the decorating things, etc. Only to find out we needed a new furnace, had some plumbing issues (which kept us awake at night -- some sort of sound coming from the pipes upstairs whenever it was cold, strange, eh?), a very large hole in the wall which had been covered with a poster in a teens bedroom, those sort of things.
ReplyDeleteIt may seem like a vacation is totally out of the question for next summer, but you have almost a year's lead time to start looking into frugal ways to vacation, like home swaps, changing the destination to someplace more affordable, etc. And with all the cooking at home you're now doing, you can put away money that you might've spent on take-out, for a vacation. In a year, a lot of $ can be saved.
Anyways, good luck with the repairs. Hope it goes well.
The repairs were finished today and if all goes well, that should be it for this particular thing for the next 25 years. Thanks for the encouragement.
DeleteSorry about the unexpected repair. At least you'll be toasty this winter. You are very forward thinking to get it checked early.
ReplyDeleteOur forward thinking happened years ago when we signed up for the yearly inspection program.They call us and remind us that it's time to get it done.
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