Comments on: Sometimes It’s So Simple http://www.pfadvice.com/2011/08/03/sometimes-its-so-simple/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Wed, 22 May 2013 14:04:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jaime B http://www.pfadvice.com/2011/08/03/sometimes-its-so-simple/comment-page-1/#comment-954754 Jaime B Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:42:54 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=7504#comment-954754 I had a couple of people through my house to get estimates on redoing a bathroom in my basement. One of the items I included was that the fan wasn’t working. The second guy told me I probably just needed to take a vacuum to it, lol. Luckily, I’d just bought the house so at least it wasn’t my own housekeeping that left it gunked up.

]]> By: Alexandria http://www.pfadvice.com/2011/08/03/sometimes-its-so-simple/comment-page-1/#comment-954722 Alexandria Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:19:47 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=7504#comment-954722 Very True! (I’ve seen the “fridge only needed a simple cleaning” think a few times. Happened to our fridge, too).

The only big items like that I ever tossed without trying to fix? A 20-year-old vehicle and a 30+-year-old washer/dryer. (I had paid virtually nothing for either of these items, and got MANY years out of them). It was time to move on. But aside from the *ancient* and *beyond repair* – we’ve always found a quick/easy/cheap fix. IT absolutely amazes me the way people go through things like computers, cars, and appliances. Something’s wrong? Time for a new one. Right?

I’ve joked that several people I know rather buy a new car than buy new spark plugs. IT’s the truth.

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