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- Thread starter SoapyCy
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One you can make more of, one you never get back once its gone. Pretty simple answer IMO. Time >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Money
I'd do delivery every day from homemakers, because you can have them put it together. Plus now that everyone drives the 4 door trucks not much room in the box.
It really depends on my mood at any given time. I find it hard to pay for things to be done that I can do myself. However, I do value my free time even more highly than my work time, so sometimes it depends on how much free time I have.
If your father in law had such heartburn over it, he should have went and got the couch for you in his truck, brought it back to your house, and carried it inside.
Used to hate paying for things that I can do myself. Realizing that my time has value has changed my attitude
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For me it depends on the situation. I would drop 75 bones to have a couch delivered and i live about 10 minutes away from Homemakers. Those guys are pro's and make it look easy.
When it comes to DIY repairs around the house or on my vehicles I get a sense of pride fixing or replacing something and would rather save a few bucks.
When it comes to DIY repairs around the house or on my vehicles I get a sense of pride fixing or replacing something and would rather save a few bucks.
There was a time in my life when I wouldn't have even considered spending the $75 for delivery. Raising three kids, financing the couch, living life pay check to pay check, and having a healthy back.
Now being retired and having some disposable income but still not wealthy I wouldn't even consider the couch purchase without delivery for all the reasons you mentioned it makes sense. Also if it gets dropped, scratched, torn, etc in the process it's on them.
Now being retired and having some disposable income but still not wealthy I wouldn't even consider the couch purchase without delivery for all the reasons you mentioned it makes sense. Also if it gets dropped, scratched, torn, etc in the process it's on them.
I try to do as much work on my cars as I can as labor is expensive.
Depends on each person's wants, needs, and financial situation. My wife is 2 weeks from her due date and we have a 3 y.o. daughter. We just paid $200 to have someone clean our house last weekend. 5 years ago, I would have flipped out if my wife had spent that kind of money on something that we can do. Now, it needed to be done; I wasn't going to do it and my wife doens't have the energy. Well worth the money.
I still think the answer is simple. Is the amount of time its going to take me to complete myself/with help worth more than the amount it would take to pay someone else to do it? Do I enjoy the chore matters too. How much is your time worth? $20/hour? $30, $50? etc. What else could you do with the time? So many questions to be weighed, but in the end, more times than not for me, its worth it to pay someone else to do bigger things like in your example.
Plus you don't risk back injury by carrying a couch in with an older guy (her dad). Yeah I would have it delivered all day if I were you. It's a complete hassle to have to do it yourself.
I'd pick a more expensive couch and get Homemakers' free shipping, $499 and up bruh.
Yeah if you are getting newer cars they are a lot more complicated.
The real question is why are you telling him what you paid? If he asked, I’d lie and say it was free delivery.
Everyone has different ideas when it comes to that sort of stuff. I like to pay for convience. Some don’t.
Everyone has different ideas when it comes to that sort of stuff. I like to pay for convience. Some don’t.
How much value do you assign to not having to go to the chiropractor/doctor after you jack up your back grunting the couch around? $75 sounds like a steal to me.