Bargain Hunting

When we sold our house, we included the appliances. This means that we need new appliances for our house that is being built. The thing about new appliances is that they are expensive! With some smart budgeting (I manage the budget in this house) we could do it. But why buy new when we might be able to save hundreds, even thousands, of dollars with something slightly used. The husband and I agreed - our appliances must be less than 5 years old. He wanted stainless steel though. I mentioned that our children would lick their fingers and then open the fridge, leaving prints that are almost impossible to wipe off all over the place. White shows the least. The clean argument won him over.

So I took to the 'net, searching the pages of classified sites. A few weeks ago I found a fridge. It's a beauty with 2 doors. 1 side is fridge, the other side freezer. It has a water dispenser and an ice maker. Not essentials for me, but convenient none-the-less. It was used a few months before it's owner had to move into a senior's complex. At $1400 brand new, I got it for $625.

After buying one appliance, the Husband got the itch. "Let's just go buy new," he said. He likes to accomplish things - check them off his list. And appliances were on the list. I refused, stating that we could buy a stove any time before moving and that we were in no big rush. If we couldn't find anything till shortly before the move, we'd consider new.

Then on Saturday I found it. A flat top Frigidaire, 3 years old and barely used. It was immaculate. We purchased it for $325. I was so excited! Did we ever luck out.

We can wait for the dishwasher. We can do dishes by hand for a year or so. We're not even looking for this one.

Yesterday we also purchased all of the lights for the house. We picked our paint colors. Now all we need to do is sit back and wait. Oh, and pack this house in our spare time. We move in just over two weeks. It's starting to feel real.