Home Aplliances & Consumer Duarbles: How Often Do You Change?

Hi there... We dont change with new technologies if the old stuffs are not damaged. If i have to replace then i always seek to have all new features to be added.

I would not change it every year or two years but if it is not working right, I wouldn't have problem changing it. The only thing that I change more often is my Microwave.

there are people who change their appliances every two years but that is not my cup of tea. i will only change if an certain appliances is no longer working or it is broken. we only have TV, video, computer, refrigerator and washing machine. so we will only buy another if one of those are no longer working. our ref is with us for ten years already and me and my wife is saving to buy a new one. for it is showing already signs of tiredness har har har.

I have never thought that not changing my TV or other appliances as a frugal thing to do. I think it´s just normal. If they are in perfect working order, there´s no need to change them. While there are parts available, I repair any damage they have. The last time I bought a new TV was because the old one did not have the hole to plug the Video. I get some computer parts for free from my grandsons because they want to have the latest model. I often wonder what they will do when they have to pay for their things. I´m totally against buying new things without a good reason. It´s not being stingy, I think, but reasonable.

Much like you, I don't upgrade the appliances that I have in my home unless those items that we have in our house quit working. For example, we had to replace the stove and microwave a couple years ago because the stove was worn out and the microwave had sparked out. However, we are still using the fridge and dishwasher that came with the house when we bought it. We replaced our television over two years ago because the old one had gotten broken. However, we won't replace anything else until the items that we already have quit working.

I also believe that as long as a thing is working properly there is no need for a change. I have not changed my Kinetic scooter for 12 years. We changed refrigerator after use of 7 years since we wanted a bigger one. Washing machine we have changed after 6 years because its working was not well. Sofa -- we got it thoroughly repaired recently --after 10 years or so. TV -- we have changed four or five times -- one as and when new advanced model comes or it gives trouble frequently. However I support your view from the economic view point. good day.

Ofcourse people do not change the products just because there are latest version available .. if the product works well and does the job that is person needs.. in order to change the machine there should be good benefits and it should also be affordable...which most of them are not..

I wait until something actually doesn't work any more before replacing. I don't replace for cosmetic reasons or because something looks a little outdated (that's only some people's opinion and unless they are going to pay for the new one it's not their business).

I don't see any reason to change home appliances as long as they work fine and does what it's supposed to do. I have the same TV for 7 years and my husband now wants to get a new one as there are lines on the screen now. I have upgraded my fridge last year as I need a bigger one than the one I had and some shelves were missing. I had the last one for 5 years and we bought it before we had any kid. Now that we have two kids, the small one was not enough. I don't think of it as frugal living, I just think it is common sense. I don't want to waste money. I don't even change mobile phone unless it is broken. It is usually my husband who broke my phones like every one or two years.

Hello Pushhyarag2000, I don't change home appliances so often because i know they can be repaired and made workable.But when i know that maintenance cost of the appliance is going higher and the appliance has got older then i plan to buy new. I know there are few people who see the new models of appliances in the stone they just retire the older ones and buy the new models.

In my case I had 10 years with my TV, my fridge,my shelf,and 13 years with my bed, now that I moved I bought everything new!,but I know it will last because I take care of my things.