Not being a person with extensive knowledge about cars or anything that runs with a battery and has wheels…I took my car today for the free winter check at the garage where I bought Sooty two and a half years ago. I go to these checks with heavy heart because I know it is going to cost me lots of money every single time. This time was no different. They told me several things that are in need of repair, replacement or re-fitting. They estimated the cost of doing it. I said I would think about it at home.
I enjoyed the coffee and biscuit!!
I know it needs attending to, but really, I have to find the best price possible and look around for where I can find that. I have to do it with everything in life, so actually, I am getting rather good at it! Perhaps it feels wonderful when one doesn't have to check the price first, or double check where it is cheaper, or watch how full the kettle is before boiling it and so on, but it does make one more appreciative of what everything costs, and how to save money whenever possible which I suppose years ago, I did not do well at all. I do not consider myself to be a mean person at all. I have a generous spirit and I do like to do things for others when I can. I am also old enough to realize that this can be done in so many ways without breaking the bank and thinking that the price tag is what someone else cares about. We live in a disposable world where things are out of date and old before they are off the rack!! Every new item we buy is soon in the news headlines as being replaced by version 6.1. or such like. Repairing things is no longer worth it as a new one is cheaper in many cases. Well, my motto is "Make do and Mend" for the foreseeable future - that's for sure!!!
Sue xx
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