When Appliances Bite the Dust

There is always a scary time in our lives and that is when we realize that it is time to buy new appliances. Maybe it is something that is not expected. Maybe it happens slowly. Any way it happens, it is a painful time due to the expense and annoyance level of the needing and finding a replacement.

I would love to believe that appliances live forever but we all know that is not true. This weekend my fridge started warming up. The problem started 8 months or a year ago with leaking and problems in my freezer. It was not defrosting properly and icing up. The appliance guy was by the other day to check it out and thinks he can fix it but the fact is, it is dying a slow and painful death.

So the appliance shopping begins. I am not looking forward to it because I hate to spend $1200 or more on an appliance. But the fact it, there are little to be found under $1000. Scary thought! Plus I am going to need a new washer and dryer set soon too! I think I need another job! Yikes!

The good news is that this is the last large appliance I need for my kitchen. All of the others have been replaced within the past two years, so that is a plus. Got to find the bright side!

Have you replaced your appliances lately? Do you do it all at once or piece by piece as they fail?