Making appliances limp along until I can afford a replacement.

Oh not only appliances, but our vehicles go through a makeshift fix all the time. Right now our dryer only dries on one setting and guess what??? It never shuts off..So I can NEVER leave the dryer running if I am going out.Even for a little bit, in case I don't make it back. So I guess about when the clothes are done and then go and open the door... Other than that, everything else is working fine. A little inconvenient, but not as bad as some things..Like once I couldn't leave the washer because it wasn't draining properly and I had to hold the hose for it to drain. (Actually I believe it was more of bad installment on that one than anything) And our toaster now that I think about it, is getting to the point where I either have to flip or push the button twice to get a good toast.. Ugh...technology, can't live with it, can't live without it...

I rent so all we do is call the maintenance number and a guy comes out and fixes or replaces whatever it is. I rent because of this. I know that if something went wrong I couldn't afford to fix it. I have rented for many years. I have had homes in the past but left them to my husband when I left. We do need a micrwave though. Hopefully in a month or so I can get one.

i guess our oldest appliance is our dryer which we got when my 17 year old daughter was born. the heat doesnt work so well but it still works.

Something is going on with my cloths dryer. It still dries but it takes 2 or 3 cycles now for normal load. So I hang as many things as I can now and then just finish them off in the dryer to make them softer and get the wrinkles out. Also the seal on my dishwasher has come out. That is not a big expensive fix at least I don't think it will be, but I have been washing all our dishes by hand for the last 3 weeks. The dishes seem so much cleaner when do them, and I don't have to worry about stuff building up on them.

The only thing that we have right now that we are making limp along until we are able to afford a replacement is our hot water heater. The pilot light on it doesn't like to stay lit so every time that someone in our house wants to take a shower I have to go into the utility room and light the pilot so that the burner will kick on so that it will heat the water for us to take a shower. It is a pain in the behind, but right now we really just can't afford to buy another one. Oh, and on the brighter side of things, it is saving us money on gas because the pilot isn't always running.

Oh yes, sounds like me for sure. I've had my washer and dryer for 6 years, both were my aunt's and she'd had them for about 20 years! I've had to replace the dryer belt once is all. My coffee pot was 6 years old and just went last month, but luckily I had won a Walmart gift card in a contest on another site and it arrived that day, so I was only without a coffee pot for the one day and it didn't cost me anything for the new one!

Never had a problem like this yet. I wonder if you could scout thrift stores in your area for replacements. Or you might want to try garage sales, but do test them first before getting them.

There are a couple of things that I need to fix too. Need to fix the grills, fix some lights and replace some broken appliances too. Waiting for the right moment only. I have to say sometimes broken things work the most well at times. Hope you'll be able to get new fixtures soon aite..

My refrigerator, washer, and dryer are so old I don't even remember when we bought them. The washer has been making a lot of noise, so I don't know how much longer it's gonna last. The frig even has a rust spot on the inside of the front. Still running, but I have to keep my fingers crossed. We have no money to replace them if they go. I don't know what we'll do.