Comments on: Dipping into the Emergency Fund http://journeyerschronicles.com/2008/07/at-home/finances/dipping-into-the-emergency-fund/ Life is a journey Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:24:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Journeyer http://journeyerschronicles.com/2008/07/at-home/finances/dipping-into-the-emergency-fund/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Journeyer Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:24:54 +0000 http://journeyerschronicles.com/?p=152#comment-219 Yes, Handyguys, it seems like we are reaching the maintenance phase in our home's life (it's 10 years old). Your suggestion to include maintenance in the budget is a good one. Thanks for your suggestions on the priority of our list. We have the items in the order you suggested. TV & dishwasher can wait (in fact we've been without a dishwasher for some time now). I'm going to check out your podcast & suggest it to my husband as well. I may email you about the lights. It's not the actual fixture, but the bit the wires connect into - they are all becoming cracked and lose their connections. Thanks for calling by :-) Yes, Handyguys, it seems like we are reaching the maintenance phase in our home’s life (it’s 10 years old). Your suggestion to include maintenance in the budget is a good one. Thanks for your suggestions on the priority of our list. We have the items in the order you suggested. TV & dishwasher can wait (in fact we’ve been without a dishwasher for some time now).

I’m going to check out your podcast & suggest it to my husband as well. I may email you about the lights. It’s not the actual fixture, but the bit the wires connect into – they are all becoming cracked and lose their connections.

Thanks for calling by :-)

]]> By: The Handyguys http://journeyerschronicles.com/2008/07/at-home/finances/dipping-into-the-emergency-fund/comment-page-1/#comment-216 The Handyguys Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:34:03 +0000 http://journeyerschronicles.com/?p=152#comment-216 Depending on your home it may be wise to put general home maintenance into your regular budget and not rely on your emergency fund. One way you can minimize a hit on your emergency fund, or your budget, is to do repairs yourself. There are a number of good DIY resources on the Net. The Handyguys Podcast is a unique combination of a blog and a podcast on home improvement and DIY topics. You can ask questions of The Handyguys and we will get back to you very quickly. You have a maintenance list as "a leak in one of the bedroom windows, the television died, the dishwasher may be dead, the el cheapo light fittings our builder used are coming to the end of their lives and yesterday, The Engineer broke the shed window (footy)"In terms of priority - A leak in a window (letting water in the house or wall) should be a priority. if you are on a very strict budget and over your head in debt then a new TV should not be a priority. Take that as an opportunity to cancel your cable subscription if you have one. Same with a dishwasher. Hand washing used to be the norm. Light fixtures don't go bad. And for the Shed window? 'The Engineer' broke it, he should fix it.The Handyguys have episodes on DIY appliance repair athttp://www.handyguyspodcast.com/109/episode-20-appliance-repairsand DIY window repair athttp://www.handyguyspodcast.com/32/episode-7-broken-glassGood luck with your budget and feel free to contact The Handyguys at http://www.handyguyspodcast.com if you have and DIY or home maintenance questions. Depending on your home it may be wise to put general home maintenance into your regular budget and not rely on your emergency fund. One way you can minimize a hit on your emergency fund, or your budget, is to do repairs yourself. There are a number of good DIY resources on the Net. The Handyguys Podcast is a unique combination of a blog and a podcast on home improvement and DIY topics. You can ask questions of The Handyguys and we will get back to you very quickly. You have a maintenance list as “a leak in one of the bedroom windows, the television died, the dishwasher may be dead, the el cheapo light fittings our builder used are coming to the end of their lives and yesterday, The Engineer broke the shed window (footy)”In terms of priority – A leak in a window (letting water in the house or wall) should be a priority. if you are on a very strict budget and over your head in debt then a new TV should not be a priority. Take that as an opportunity to cancel your cable subscription if you have one. Same with a dishwasher. Hand washing used to be the norm. Light fixtures don’t go bad. And for the Shed window? ‘The Engineer’ broke it, he should fix it.The Handyguys have episodes on DIY appliance repair athttp://www.handyguyspodcast.com/109/episode-20-appliance-repairsand DIY window repair athttp://www.handyguyspodcast.com/32/episode-7-broken-glassGood luck with your budget and feel free to contact The Handyguys at http://www.handyguyspodcast.com if you have and DIY or home maintenance questions.

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