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Watched my neighbor drop $800 on a lawn mower he used twice in 6 months
Saw him push it past my porch last Saturday and realized renting from the shop down the street would have cost him $40 each time, has anyone else run the numbers on big purchases like that?
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alex8203mo ago
I feel that. I bought this fancy snow blower a couple years back after one bad storm and now it just sits in my garage taking up space. For the two times I've actually needed it since then, I could have just paid a kid down the street twenty bucks to shovel my walkway. It's tough because in the moment you think you're being smart and saving money down the road, but most of the time you're just stuck with a big expensive thing you barely touch.
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kellyallen3mo ago
Have you ever had to deal with a breakdown on a Saturday morning when the rental place is closed? My neighbor bought a cheap push mower for like a hundred bucks and it died after one season. Meanwhile, the guy who dropped $800 on that mower you mentioned probably won't have to worry about it for the next ten years. I spent more time hauling a rented carpet cleaner back and forth last month than I did actually cleaning the rugs, and it still cost me $60. Sometimes paying up front for something solid just saves you headaches later on.
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