52 Money Save Ways: Week 42: Repair Before Replacing
Welcome to another week of Money Save Ways tips! This series is into week 42 (only 10 more weeks left! Can you believe it?) and it is designed to give you a tip each and every week to go with the 52 Week Money Challenge that we started at the beginning of the year. If you are following along, make sure you deposit $42 into your 52 week money jar or $15 If you are doing the challenge in reverse. Let’s look at this week’s tip: Repair before replacing.
52 Money Save Ways: Week 42: Repair Before Replacing
In our world, we have gotten so used to throwing things out and just buying a replacement rather than repairing what is broken. This goes for clothes that are no longer mended, electronics that no longer work properly and even furniture. In many cases, while it will probably mean an extra step, repairing or paying to repair something is sometimes much cheaper than replacing.
A prime example of this is jeans. I am personally pretty picky about my jeans. I buy medium cost jeans at malls because I find they last longer, fit my body shape better and have higher quality stitching than bargain jeans. Because of this, I would get so mad when I had the inner thigh wear out on them and felt helpless as if I just had to come up with more money to buy new ones. I started saving my jeans as they wore out and tried to sew them myself. I can’t sew to to save my life, so this never really worked out in my favor. I decided to call some tailor and dry cleaning shops to see if they offer repairs of this kind. To my surprise they do and in my area, it only cost 5-7 dollars per pair to have them fixed. So for the price of 1 pair of my jeans, I got 7 or 8 pairs fixed and I was able to wear them again.
Related:52 Money Save Ways: Week 38: Re-use Everything You Can
No matter what it is, you can usually find a video or tutorial online showing you have to repair just about anything.
So before you throw anything out, ask yourself; “Can this be fixed and will it be cheaper to fix this than replace it?” Not only is this better for your budget, but the planet thanks you, too!
Related: 52 Week Money Challenge
Did you miss previous week’s money save ways tips? Click the links below to be taken to them!
- Week 41: Make Substitutions
- Week 40: Gas Rewards Programs
- Week 39: Freezer Cooking
- Week 38: Re-use Everything
- Week 37: A Sale Does Not Equal a Need
- Week 36: Eat out the Smart Way
- Week 35: Carefully Shop the Dollar Store
- Week 34: Take a Second Look
- Week 33: Use Less
- Week 32: Get Amazon Prime
- Week 31: Consider Renting
- Week 30: Skip Disposable
- Week 29: Reduce Your Meat Budget
- Week 28: Borrow Everything
- Week 27: Store Food Properly
- Week 26: Cloth Diapering
- Week 25: Buy Generic Medication
- Week 24: Shop at Farmer’s Markets
- Week 23: Don’t Call in the Experts
- Week 22: Learn to Rebate
- Week 21: Seal up Those Leaks
- Week 20: Always Compare Prices
- Week 19: Watch Your Food Waste
- Week 18: Use Vinegar to Clean
- Week 17: Buy the Smaller Package
- Week 16: Teach Your Kids About Money
- Week 15: Splurge When it Matters
- Week 14: Wash Your Car At Home
- Week 13: Meat Free Mondays
- Week 12: Create A Price Book
- Week 11: Avoid Fees
- Week 10: Cut Your Own Hair
- Week 9: Watch Your Electricity
- Week 8: Turn off The TV
- Week 7: Drink More Water
- Week 6: Maintain Your Car
- Week 5: Reap the Rewards
- Week 4: Practice the Waiting Game
- Week 3: Buy Seasonings in Bulk
- Week 2: Buy Your Clothes Used
- Week 1: Make Lists
- 52 Week Money Challenge
- 52 Week Tracker
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