Ugh!
Posted: April 24th, 2009 under blog post.
So, my brakes were getting crappy and I figured I'd better take them in before it got any worse (I live in a hilly area, you know). I knew I probably needed new rotors and pads, so I figured about $300. Plus, I had a power steering leak and a suspicious clunk. So I figured about $500 total. Which is a lot, but an acceptable dent in my emergency fund.
I got the call today. The brakes are $275 to fix. So far, so good. The clunk is actually going to take a while to fix, so $130ish. Still okay. The power steering leak? $600!!! So total? Over $1000. Maybe as much as $1100. That's my whole emergency fund and then some! And I can't get it back till Monday night. Which means not only did I have to puff my way up the giant hill to work today, I have to do it again Monday. >< I need an inhaler, people. I am not even kidding. My lungs were half filled with liquid by the time I made it to the top. I'm still coughing.
So that's always fun. The one bright spot in my week was that my dad happened to be up my way last night, so he chauffeured me around and bought me food. I saved part of my dinner for lunch today (and Dad saved some of his). And when I went to pull it out this morning, the Styrofoam gave and dumped all but one fish patty on the floor. I was like :-C ... :'-( But I salvaged a lot of it and washed it off in the sink. It still tasted good, but that was a big bummer.
I got the call today. The brakes are $275 to fix. So far, so good. The clunk is actually going to take a while to fix, so $130ish. Still okay. The power steering leak? $600!!! So total? Over $1000. Maybe as much as $1100. That's my whole emergency fund and then some! And I can't get it back till Monday night. Which means not only did I have to puff my way up the giant hill to work today, I have to do it again Monday. >< I need an inhaler, people. I am not even kidding. My lungs were half filled with liquid by the time I made it to the top. I'm still coughing.
So that's always fun. The one bright spot in my week was that my dad happened to be up my way last night, so he chauffeured me around and bought me food. I saved part of my dinner for lunch today (and Dad saved some of his). And when I went to pull it out this morning, the Styrofoam gave and dumped all but one fish patty on the floor. I was like :-C ... :'-( But I salvaged a lot of it and washed it off in the sink. It still tasted good, but that was a big bummer.