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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jan 5, 2017 13:10:01 GMT -5
I hear you loud and clear. In a 2 week period, in the days following the mutt's (expensive surgery), the timing belt on TD's car broke (this is going to be a HUGE bill, and we are now down a car so need periodic rentals), the garage door motor went belly up and were informed that the furnace needs to be replaced. So between everything, about a $25,000 outflow (ok, granted the new engine does not need to cost this much, but he's getting an upgraded one).
The furnace is really bothering me because even though we have CO detectors all over the house, the exhaust is *just* under what would be a mandated shut down. CO in the house is very low, well under the levels where they'd be a problem. But we have had a cold spell recently and the furnace has been running steadily.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jan 5, 2017 13:13:03 GMT -5
It cost me $3.75 to wash three loads last week. Three loads is all of my laundry for one week. The dryer works fine, so you only have to load the washers, make sure the spin cycle works well, load the clothes back into the basket, then put them in the dryer at home. At $3.75 a week, it will take me a while to hit $250. 1st... teen girls and 3 loads a week for the family? 2- what decade did you teleport to? 1.25 for full wash? When I was in KY, I had to take my quilt to the laundrymat to wash it to use the big machine. Just a single item cost me $10 to wash and dry.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jan 5, 2017 13:13:58 GMT -5
1st... teen girls and 3 loads a week for the family? 2- what decade did you teleport to? 1.25 for full wash? 1. They do their own wash. I have no idea how many loads they do, don't care, that is their responsibility. 2. Yup, $1.25 to wash. What do they charge where you are? $3/load here.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2017 13:15:36 GMT -5
1st... teen girls and 3 loads a week for the family? 2- what decade did you teleport to? 1.25 for full wash? 1. They do their own wash. I have no idea how many loads they do, don't care, that is their responsibility. 2. Yup, $1.25 to wash. What do they charge where you are? I wouldn't care if laundromats were free. I would still replace the washer immediately. My time is precious and running to the laundromat is a royal PIA.
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Post by zibazinski on Jan 5, 2017 13:36:10 GMT -5
It cost me $3.75 to wash three loads last week. Three loads is all of my laundry for one week. The dryer works fine, so you only have to load the washers, make sure the spin cycle works well, load the clothes back into the basket, then put them in the dryer at home. At $3.75 a week, it will take me a while to hit $250. 1st... teen girls and 3 loads a week for the family? 2- what decade did you teleport to? 1.25 for full wash? HIS laundry not theirs.
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Post by beergut on Jan 5, 2017 14:13:12 GMT -5
1. They do their own wash. I have no idea how many loads they do, don't care, that is their responsibility. 2. Yup, $1.25 to wash. What do they charge where you are? $3/load here. That's effing outrageous!!
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Post by beergut on Jan 5, 2017 14:14:50 GMT -5
1. They do their own wash. I have no idea how many loads they do, don't care, that is their responsibility. 2. Yup, $1.25 to wash. What do they charge where you are? I wouldn't care if laundromats were free. I would still replace the washer immediately. My time is precious and running to the laundromat is a royal PIA. You know what I do with the 45 minutes-hour things are in the wash? Read a book on my Kindle. You know what I'd be doing if I was at home during that same time? Reading a book on my Kindle. The only difference is the location.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jan 5, 2017 14:21:13 GMT -5
That's effing outrageous!! So what are you going to do? I live in a different location than you do, and you are assuming that every thing costs the same where you live. I never saw $1.25/load when I lived in KY - and in the dark ages where I used to do laundry at laundry mats (this would have been in the late 1980s and early 1990s), I paid 0.75/load or about $20/mo for a single person. I did 3 loads each week, and each load cost me $!.50 to wash and dry. I do know that it cost me $4.50 recently to use the big washers to wash my quilt, less to use the smaller washers.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2017 14:27:25 GMT -5
I had no clue what laundry cost is here so I just googled for the average.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jan 5, 2017 14:33:11 GMT -5
I had no clue what laundry cost is here so I just googled for the average. Our old apartment had coin operated laundry in the basement. Cost us $3.50 to do a load of laundry. I am NOT going back to scrounging for quarters! Lol, the people at the bank knew me so well, when I walked in they would have $40 in quarters ready.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jan 5, 2017 14:41:08 GMT -5
Bathroom renovation for $5k. Christmas gifts $1k. But a new washer is where you draw the line? All righty then. Back to the OP I feel your pain Marley. I know that my emergency fund is for. .. emergencies but man do I hate having to spend it! Ours went *poof* while I was unemployed and DH followed shortly there after. We came into some snowflake money that I am hoarding like Ebenezer Scrooge. I do try to remind myself that if we had not had one ot begin with we would have been even worse off than we are now. The part that stresses me out is trying to get it built back up again before hte next crisis. Now that we have one I can breathe easier till murphy figures out we have cash again.
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Jan 5, 2017 14:41:36 GMT -5
My mom always said to never mention inside your house or by your car, that you have extra money. It's like a jinx. It's true! When the how was 2016 thread came up, I was like everything s fantastic and then some! Been down hill every single day since!!!
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 5, 2017 14:47:21 GMT -5
I got to leave work early to take dd to the doctor. Yesterday I got to arrive late due to taking ds to doctor.
It's not money but the time as we're trying to fix problems at work and I need the exposure thete right now. Timing is not good.
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Post by giramomma on Jan 5, 2017 14:48:01 GMT -5
I spent an extra $200 on a washer with some extra fancy options and I'm glad I did. It's saved me money because I'm dry cleaning and using the laundromat less. I wish we would have spent more to get a nicer washer. We got the cheapest one we could find because 1) Things don't last as long anymore 2) We were still washing cloth diapers and I couldn't justify getting a nice washer whilst still washing crappy items. I want to say that we gave up on the cloth diapers within a few months of getting the new washer, because something had to go to make our life easier. Then I was like, Oh, we could have gotten a nicer machine.
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Post by taz157 on Jan 5, 2017 14:58:09 GMT -5
Bathroom renovation for $5k. Christmas gifts $1k. But a new washer is where you draw the line? All righty then. Admittedly, my first thought was nothing has changed in the beer house since he last posted...
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jan 5, 2017 15:02:43 GMT -5
Marley, if it makes you feel better I'm impressed that you got to $900 before you had to worry about using savings. I never get much beyond $200 before something happens. I've been treading water for so many years that I don't know any other way to do it. I'm glad it was a simple fix!
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Jan 5, 2017 15:24:36 GMT -5
It costs $1.00 - $1.75 for a washing load around here.
It seems like the point beer is trying to make always gets a bit lost or ignored. BGF always has money for wants. If she'd gone ahead and set aside $900 like Marley did, then she'd have the $250 to split the washer with him. She'd be in a good position like Marley is to fix the furnace. That's all he's asking of her--have a bit of an EF.
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Post by giramomma on Jan 5, 2017 15:35:15 GMT -5
It costs $1.00 - $1.75 for a washing load around here.
It seems like the point beer is trying to make always gets a bit lost or ignored. BGF always has money for wants. If she'd gone ahead and set aside $900 like Marley did, then she'd have the $250 to split the washer with him. She'd be in a good position like Marley is to fix the furnace. That's all he's asking of her--have a bit of an EF. Sure, I get that. And I don't blame him. Everyone should have a bit of an EF, and his desire for his GF to be financially sound...well, I'm not poo-pooing that. It's the delivery. He just as well could have said "Washer broke. We're splitting the cost, and GF doesn't have $250 saved up for it. We're using a laundromat until we do. Good job Marley, for doing better."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2017 15:35:30 GMT -5
It costs $1.00 - $1.75 for a washing load around here.
It seems like the point beer is trying to make always gets a bit lost or ignored. BGF always has money for wants. If she'd gone ahead and set aside $900 like Marley did, then she'd have the $250 to split the washer with him. She'd be in a good position like Marley is to fix the furnace. That's all he's asking of her--have a bit of an EF. I know the point he's trying to make, but he's been trying to make that point with this woman for a long time. I think it's a lost cause.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jan 5, 2017 15:48:36 GMT -5
It costs $1.00 - $1.75 for a washing load around here.
It seems like the point beer is trying to make always gets a bit lost or ignored. BGF always has money for wants. If she'd gone ahead and set aside $900 like Marley did, then she'd have the $250 to split the washer with him. She'd be in a good position like Marley is to fix the furnace. That's all he's asking of her--have a bit of an EF. I get the point he's trying to make. What I don't get is how there was $5k laying around for a bathroom remodel that he was happy to hand out but $250 for a washer, oh hell no! And $1k on gifts for her and the kids for Christmas. He strikes me as someone that sends really mixed messages. Why wouldn't his girlfriend ask for $250 when she knows he handed out $5k for her bathroom and spent $1k on Christmas? $250 is chump change compared to that. If he wants to send a message about saving $5k should not have been spent renovating the bathroom. $1k should not have been spent on Christmas presents. Don't blow $6k then expect a spender to have an epiphany over $250 for a washing machine.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jan 5, 2017 15:52:15 GMT -5
I do 2 or 3 loads of laundry a day generally, I don't like dirty clothes sitting around, yuck. And I hate Laundromats with a passion.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jan 5, 2017 16:00:13 GMT -5
I would have to drive 12 miles to a Laundromat, no thanks.
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Post by zibazinski on Jan 5, 2017 16:02:56 GMT -5
She works for a living plus takes care of a house and three kids. When is she supposed to go to the laundromat?
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Post by zibazinski on Jan 5, 2017 16:03:55 GMT -5
It costs $1.00 - $1.75 for a washing load around here.
It seems like the point beer is trying to make always gets a bit lost or ignored. BGF always has money for wants. If she'd gone ahead and set aside $900 like Marley did, then she'd have the $250 to split the washer with him. She'd be in a good position like Marley is to fix the furnace. That's all he's asking of her--have a bit of an EF. I get the point he's trying to make. What I don't get is how there was $5k laying around for a bathroom remodel that he was happy to hand out but $250 for a washer, oh hell no! And $1k on gifts for her and the kids for Christmas. He strikes me as someone that sends really mixed messages. Why wouldn't his girlfriend ask for $250 when she knows he handed out $5k for her bathroom and spent $1k on Christmas? $250 is chump change compared to that. If he wants to send a message about saving $5k should not have been spent renovating the bathroom. $1k should not have been spent on Christmas presents. Don't blow $6k then expect a spender to have an epiphany over $250 for a washing machine. He doesn't say HE paid for it. He says what it cost.
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Post by quince on Jan 5, 2017 16:04:09 GMT -5
I'm kinda into the not paying for the washing machine, actually. He doesn't mind the inconvenience- maybe they do. Not getting a bunch of luxuries would be less noticeable from day to day, I imagine.
Congrats on having the savings to deal with the heater issue, and having savings left over, after!
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jan 5, 2017 16:11:33 GMT -5
I get the point he's trying to make. What I don't get is how there was $5k laying around for a bathroom remodel that he was happy to hand out but $250 for a washer, oh hell no! And $1k on gifts for her and the kids for Christmas. He strikes me as someone that sends really mixed messages. Why wouldn't his girlfriend ask for $250 when she knows he handed out $5k for her bathroom and spent $1k on Christmas? $250 is chump change compared to that. If he wants to send a message about saving $5k should not have been spent renovating the bathroom. $1k should not have been spent on Christmas presents. Don't blow $6k then expect a spender to have an epiphany over $250 for a washing machine. He doesn't say HE paid for it. He says what it cost. Even if he didn't pay for it the time to draw the line and learn a lesson about holding back some for tomorrow was before $5k was spent on remodeling the bathroom and $1k on Christmas. I'm married to a spender. If that kind of money was slipping thru his/mine/our fingers and then I tried to use $250 as a lesson on saving for emergencies he would completely ignore me. That's like throwing pebbles into the ocean.
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Post by giramomma on Jan 5, 2017 16:13:05 GMT -5
I'm kinda into the not paying for the washing machine, actually. He doesn't mind the inconvenience- maybe they do. Not getting a bunch of luxuries would be less noticeable from day to day, I imagine. Right. So he kicks in when HE is inconvenienced. And when he's not, he chooses to make a point and make life harder on his GF and the kids. Partnership at it's finest! So they were down to one bathroom. They weren't out of bathrooms. They didn't have to use a gas station. The people that owned DH's childhood home had like like 7-9 people in a 1300 sq foot house sharing one bathroom. Surely, if they could make it work, couldn't Beer...?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2017 16:15:59 GMT -5
He doesn't say HE paid for it. He says what it cost. Actually, he did say that, or at least implied it.
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Post by andi9899 on Jan 5, 2017 16:20:19 GMT -5
He doesn't say HE paid for it. He says what it cost. Even if he didn't pay for it the time to draw the line and learn a lesson about holding back some for tomorrow was before $5k was spent on remodeling the bathroom and $1k on Christmas. I'm married to a spender. If that kind of money was slipping thru his/mine/our fingers and then I tried to use $250 as a lesson on saving for emergencies he would completely ignore me. That's like throwing pebbles into the ocean.
Why should he have to teach a grown woman a lesson though? He's not her father. Hell, he's not even her husband.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2017 16:23:42 GMT -5
Even if he didn't pay for it the time to draw the line and learn a lesson about holding back some for tomorrow was before $5k was spent on remodeling the bathroom and $1k on Christmas. I'm married to a spender. If that kind of money was slipping thru his/mine/our fingers and then I tried to use $250 as a lesson on saving for emergencies he would completely ignore me. That's like throwing pebbles into the ocean.
Why should he have to teach a grown woman a lesson though? He's not her father. Hell, he's not even her husband.
Yeah, she has grown children, so she's not a kid. Either accept she is this way or walk. Quit whining and playing the martyr. As I've told him many times. I'm single and have money for a washer.
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