So Blessed!

Ryan is very good at selling things on craigslist. Since his dad has done so much for us, and it's a small way we can do something for him, Ryan has been selling items for his Dad. He has been trying to sell this antique furniture for over a year now. At first Ryan and his dad agreed to try selling it for $800, no bites except the scam ones. Lowered the price a few times all the way down to $500. Still nothing except the scams. Remember last summer when our dryer died? We fixed it by adding a new heating element,  but now our washer is dying. It's not spinning the clothes enough to get the water out and it takes three cycles of 70 minutes each to dry a load ~ not very energy or time efficient. Ryan's dad gave us $600 for Christmas that we were going to use toward a new washer and dryer. His dad also gave us some things to sell on craigslist and said we can keep whatever money we make from it. Ryan heard from a friend that if you list antiques for ridiculous prices, people will think it's worth more and buy it. So we listed the furniture for $1000 and the first day we had several responses (and one scam). We sold it yesterday for the full price!

THEN

Since I've been researching washers and dryers, I've been reading reviews and I was pretty confused at what the size difference is between 3.4 cu ft and 3.6 cu ft. So we went to Home Depot so I could see first hand. The washer I wanted was $450 for the 3.4, but I realized that it's enough smaller than the 3.6 and that's the one I want for $599. We're trying to buy cheap with less bells and whistles so there is less opportunity for things to go wrong. As we were leaving we walked by the clearance items. There was a Maytag Bravos dryer that had been a floor model. Originally $850, marked down to $550 with and extra 30% off making it $380 ~ you can't even buy a cheap dryer for that! So we bought it! It has every bell and whistle we could hope for! I feel so blessed we found it! Now we just need to find a washer...