I received a free one-week membership to a new yoga studio that just opened close to where I live. While I’ve given yoga a couple of attempts, I’ve failed miserably each time. I really would like to pursue it again. And while this trial membership is very tempting… heated studio, a way for me to unwind, maybe do a little networking while I’m there, I have one major problem. I don’t think my body is designed for the majority of yoga poses. A couple of times I thought, go on try this new studio, it’s free, if you don’t like it, you’ve wasted no money. Well, my way of thinking is if I do some yoga at home and get myself into a position I can’t get out of, only my family, and oh, yes, the cat, knows about it. However, out in public, that’s another story. What if the paramedics have to come and get me? Sometimes free is tempting, but possible public humiliation takes away the edge of getting something for nothing…even to a Budget Smart Girl.
Loud bangs inside the house aren’t a good thing. Usually it means something’s gone wrong and hence it’s going to take some money to fix.
That’s exactly what happened Friday morning while I was putting the breakfast dishes into the dishwasher. I opened the door, was about to put the first dish inside, when out of nowhere, bang. I couldn’t figure out what had happened, but when I closed the dishwasher door, it had mysteriously got a lot heavier. I guessed straight away spring in the door had broken and hence the loud bang. Usually my first thought is one of horror. Service call usually $100, parts and labor usually a frightening price. But then I remembered we have the dishwasher covered under a service plan we signed up for with the electricity company. We pay $12.95 per month for four appliances and this covers everything, service call, parts and labor, and even $350 towards a new appliance should they be unable to fix the old one. I made a call and within the hour, a service technician asked the model number and told me they should be able to install a new part either Monday or Tuesday.
If you’ve ever thought about one of these service plans and hesitated, invest in one. Our service plans costs $155.40 per year, and I’m sure the service call, parts and labor for the dishwasher will equal or be more than that amount. And although our dishwasher is in its senior years, it works perfectly and will probably be good for another three or four years.
If you think it’s only humans that suffer from downturns in the economy and housing market, it’s not. I read a really sad article on Yahoo. It said because of all the house foreclosures, many people are just abandoning their homes and leaving their pets behind. I can’t imagine how heartbreaking this must be. And how sad for these animals to be left all alone and then placed in an animal shelter. I just hope they all find wonderful new homes and families.
Check out the Budget Smart Girl’s site at http://budgetsmartgirl.com
Loud bangs inside the house aren’t a good thing. Usually it means something’s gone wrong and hence it’s going to take some money to fix.
That’s exactly what happened Friday morning while I was putting the breakfast dishes into the dishwasher. I opened the door, was about to put the first dish inside, when out of nowhere, bang. I couldn’t figure out what had happened, but when I closed the dishwasher door, it had mysteriously got a lot heavier. I guessed straight away spring in the door had broken and hence the loud bang. Usually my first thought is one of horror. Service call usually $100, parts and labor usually a frightening price. But then I remembered we have the dishwasher covered under a service plan we signed up for with the electricity company. We pay $12.95 per month for four appliances and this covers everything, service call, parts and labor, and even $350 towards a new appliance should they be unable to fix the old one. I made a call and within the hour, a service technician asked the model number and told me they should be able to install a new part either Monday or Tuesday.
If you’ve ever thought about one of these service plans and hesitated, invest in one. Our service plans costs $155.40 per year, and I’m sure the service call, parts and labor for the dishwasher will equal or be more than that amount. And although our dishwasher is in its senior years, it works perfectly and will probably be good for another three or four years.
If you think it’s only humans that suffer from downturns in the economy and housing market, it’s not. I read a really sad article on Yahoo. It said because of all the house foreclosures, many people are just abandoning their homes and leaving their pets behind. I can’t imagine how heartbreaking this must be. And how sad for these animals to be left all alone and then placed in an animal shelter. I just hope they all find wonderful new homes and families.
Check out the Budget Smart Girl’s site at http://budgetsmartgirl.com
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