Hey, I’m not going to pretend that I don’t try to save money at just about every turn.
It’s sort of in my DNA I suppose.
Our family was all about the savings when we were growing up. Both parents worked very hard in careers that don’t traditionally pay well. So, we did stuff like being ever mindful of the HVAC setting in order to save money every month. In fact, that is something that I still do in every season. Yet, there are still areas where I simply will not budge when it comes to cost. There aren’t too many of them but, I’m faced with one right now. Our HVAC unit got us through another grueling summer. Each autumn, I have the HVAC tech come out to inspect and service the HVAC after the heavy lifting of the summer. This time, we got some bad news. It seems that our heating & cooling unit has a part that is on the verge of failing. If this part fails, there will be a cascade of other problems for the HVAC. Now, if this were my old truck, I would go to a guy I know to see what he could do as cheaply as possible. However, this is the HVAC and is totally essential to my family’s comfort. I am not trusting it to any sort of unlicensed handyman to work on. As much as I don’t like dipping into my savings, it will just have to be done. The HVAC will only be repaired by certified and licensed professionals. And that’s just all there is to it.