fifthdimensiondweller
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 21, 2016
Well things have been up and down.
I'm VERY glad I didn't put everything down on my house that I had for a down payment. It looks like my savings will be taking a big hit this year. Long story short, I negotiated for a furnace replacement when I bought my home. The seller (flippers) grabbed an old furnace from 1998 from one of their other properties and put it in. It "looked" new on the outside (no dents, rust, etc) so it didn't raise an eyebrow during final walkthrough. Well, February I came home to as gas leak. It has a cracked heat exchanger amongst several other dangerous flaws and was red tagged by the gas company. I ended up needing a new furnace, and did a package deal for an AC and hot water tank at the same time, plus some electrical work. $25k later.....
I'm considering attempting a lawsuit against the seller since this furnace was absolutely unsafe and could have killed us (also installed incorrectly). But... I don't know. I don't want to spend any more than I've already done. Some of these were planned upgrades (like the AC and electrical) but being as I was under the impression that the furnace had JUST been replaced I definitely wasn't planning on that. I was under the impression it was possibly refurbished, but definitely not busted and dangerous.
BUT I've been doing great otherwise both saving/ making money and budgeting it. I have about $700 worth of inventory for the 1st consignment sale of the year, and I'm definitely not close to done yet. . Granted, I'll only take home about 65- 70% of what sells after the sale runners take their portion, but that still should put me well on my way toward my trip savings (I'm hoping to make $1500 towards it through the 3 sales that will occur this year aside from any other sources of income).
Still planning on getting a seasonal job in October or so. That'll help too with still wanting to take a few trips. Plus, my ex and I agreed he will start paying the full amount of child support he should be paying come june, so that will help too.
Just discouraged by the furnace fiasco, I guess.
I'm VERY glad I didn't put everything down on my house that I had for a down payment. It looks like my savings will be taking a big hit this year. Long story short, I negotiated for a furnace replacement when I bought my home. The seller (flippers) grabbed an old furnace from 1998 from one of their other properties and put it in. It "looked" new on the outside (no dents, rust, etc) so it didn't raise an eyebrow during final walkthrough. Well, February I came home to as gas leak. It has a cracked heat exchanger amongst several other dangerous flaws and was red tagged by the gas company. I ended up needing a new furnace, and did a package deal for an AC and hot water tank at the same time, plus some electrical work. $25k later.....
I'm considering attempting a lawsuit against the seller since this furnace was absolutely unsafe and could have killed us (also installed incorrectly). But... I don't know. I don't want to spend any more than I've already done. Some of these were planned upgrades (like the AC and electrical) but being as I was under the impression that the furnace had JUST been replaced I definitely wasn't planning on that. I was under the impression it was possibly refurbished, but definitely not busted and dangerous.
BUT I've been doing great otherwise both saving/ making money and budgeting it. I have about $700 worth of inventory for the 1st consignment sale of the year, and I'm definitely not close to done yet. . Granted, I'll only take home about 65- 70% of what sells after the sale runners take their portion, but that still should put me well on my way toward my trip savings (I'm hoping to make $1500 towards it through the 3 sales that will occur this year aside from any other sources of income).
Still planning on getting a seasonal job in October or so. That'll help too with still wanting to take a few trips. Plus, my ex and I agreed he will start paying the full amount of child support he should be paying come june, so that will help too.
Just discouraged by the furnace fiasco, I guess.