Sh*t needs to stop breaking!!!

[simpsongal]

Lately, it seems like it never ends.  $900 this weekend to fix DH's POAS car.  Recently had to replace the garage door & opener b/c it stopped working (~$2200 - admitedly, we could have gone cheaper at $1750, but upgraded).

I paid for an AC tune up today and found out our unit has a major leak and it almost out of refrigerant - $1100-1500 repair estimate!

FML!  I know this is the reason for efunds, but we're trying to build ours back up.  We're also trying to set up a nursery soon.  I suppose I should stick to cheap projects for a while like paint projects w/leftover paint, organization, weeding & mulching, etc.

Anyone else going through a bad patch? 

[bunnymendelbaum]

We hemorrhaged money (without an E fund-stupid) getting the house ready to sell. It was SOOO stressful.
Now that we have a bit, all I want to do is go shopping! Not smart.

[simpsongal]

I don't think I realized how awesome it ways when we had the pot of money for home repair & upgrades last year (about $45K).

Thankfully, I *think* we're running out of expensive things to repair. Heating system is good, AC unit, roof is brand new....W/D may go next.

[aweilba]

Sucks.  It seems that it's never one thing that breaks at once; there always seems to be at least two things that you have to buy in short periods of time.  We are going to need a new fridge soon, but we have a hand-me-down from the in laws until we can buy one without pulling from savings.  I told DH that I'm just waiting for the next thing...  There's always something with a house.  

[simpsongal]

Good PSA to get 2 estimates. Called another AC place and they said they can do the repair for $600-800. Quite a bit cheaper! WIN!

We've probably spent $4K fixing DH's car over the past year. I'm so over it.

[IIOY]

I am constantly having this argument with H. He thinks that because we bought a new home it should never need repairs. I keep telling him that this "new" house is now 8 years old and things start to fall apart. My H is a very smart man, but somehow he has developed a completely warped view about house maintenance.

ETA: To bring this back to the OP, the reason we keep having this argument is because things keep breaking, LOL.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Everything we do in this house leads to another project. I bought $15 of shades for the ugly chandelier in the hallway. We couldn't get them level, so R decided to adjust the arms from the inside. We lifted the cover and BOOM. 90 year-old wiring in the kind of shape you'd EXPECT from 90 year old electrical wires. So we had to rewire it to mitigate the fire risk. Which wasn't that expensive, but took a lot of time away from other things we could be doing.

I feel your pain. Last month it was my car air conditioning, then the house thermostat, then the air conditioner control panel (inside the air conditioner proper), then the built-in microwave ...

[simpsongal]

One of the few things that makes me feel better is seeing the prices of houses on the market. This is what makes it worth it to buy. (apologies to those who bought in the mid-2000s).

DH is a little out to lunch in this regard b/c he thinks we could get top dollar if we sold. Um, that would require a new kitchen, bathrooms and a bunch of other fixes.

[magdala]

Yeah...that sounds familiar. Remove prior owner's built in planters and find there is rot on the wall behind--the wall of my house. Attempt to repair skylight and find out that sill is rotted through so skylight and surround need to be replaced. Attempt to repair fence and find termites. I never seem to have little repairs.

[sierramist03]

I feel like this the story of my life and we don't even own a house but its constantly something with us