It irks me no end to pay for stuff I absolutely get zero use out of.
There have been so many fads which are now at Goodwill or stuffed in a box somewhere that it makes me weep to think about the money wasted.
As you, dear reader, probably already know; it costs money to keep a household simply running. This doesn’t include all the other stuff like trips, celebrations and luxuries. The HVAC bill alone is like a nice, new truck payment each month in the summer. So, when I see the email reminder from the HVAC folks asking us to confirm the semi annual service date, I want to click no thanks. This is such a gut level reaction. While I understand the logic, I’m still denied any real, immediate value from having the HVAC maintained fall and spring. However, I force myself to remember that I invested a great deal of money in a state of the art HVAC system. The money I spend on keeping the heating and cooling unit in optimum shape allows for money on the long end. First, the savings in utilities will be significant. The heating and cooling unit will also last, on average, 6 years longer. That’s kinda like paying for braces on your daughters teeth and waiting for the smile. There is, for sure, real value in spending money on HVAC seasonal maintenance. So, I pay up and move on. Now, that stupid, whole house appliance warranty my wife got us into, not a value. Actually, that there is far closer to a straight scam.