Coming up with five thousand extra dollars is no small thing for a guy like me.
This economy is tight as a drum, everyone knows that.
The price of living is going up fast, the rate of pay is staying right where it is. It’s hard enough to make ends meet month-to-month, nonetheless saving up a few extra grand for my home repairs. If I would stop drinking beer and smoking weed I could save some money – yes I agree that is true – it still wouldn’t get me close enough to five thousand bucks! Instead I bought a $200 air conditioner from Walmart that is little, but can cool off one room very effectively. It plugs into a wall, is about the size of a space heater, and I can move it around with me when I go to a different room for a while. Is it anywhere near as nice as having a proper central HVAC system? Of course it isn’t. The portable air conditioner is a stop-gap measure, to fill the void until I can get a new central system. Since I am not saving up any money at all, the due date on that central system might be a few years from now. If anything, I might just buy a second one of these little A/C units, one for the bedroom and one for the living room. At least that way I wouldn’t have to keep lugging the air conditioner around with me when I go to bed. Now all I need to do is save up $200 for that.