So far, in two weeks, I have paid an extra $109.00 on my smallest debt– the fridge… It is due to be paid off NO LATER THAN 4/18 and I start on debt number 2.
Wouldn’t ya know it? I am doing the laundry this morning and am switching the first load from the washer to the dryer and realize I am standing in water.
Whoa! I mention this to John – who is making banana bread at the time. He asked me if I had the washer set on high. I did. He said it happened to him the other day when he was doing laundry (yes he does his own– roomies don’t do each other’s laundry lol). He said I needed to reset it and then move it two clicks down from high.
I decided I could just do smaller loads. He thinks it is the top seal and I know the machine is about a decade old… so I guess we are lining up our appliances…
Sheesh, first the oven (but it was 41 years old), then the fridge and now on the list are:
- the hot water heater
- the washing machine
- the dryer (cuz John says you have to buy them both at the same time– frankly I think that’s nuts but hey… we made a deal.. I buy the washer and he buys the dryer)
So in addition to snowflaking and snowballing, I am going to start saving funds to my emergency fund and when the time comes to replace said appliances (ya know, except number 3) I am going to use emergency funds instead of putting another appliance back on credit. Dave Ramsey would be so proud.
beaucoup de bisous
Good work on the snowflaking! They do say when Murphy comes to visit, he likes to stay. At least you have an alternative so you are still able to use the washer. Have you considered looking somewhere like Craigslist to lower the cost?
Sounds like you had some great snowflakes this week! We suffered the loss of the fridge last week. RIP emergency fund! I hope the washer hangs on until you have saved to replace it!Good luck this week!