Spending Spree - Labor Day

Yesterday, my wife' and I's hatred of our frontloading washer came to a head. With good sale prices and zero percent financing, we decided it was better to spend $500 on a new machine than to spend another $200 getting the machine we hate fixed. In addition, we bought a snow blower in preparation for the season. While it will cost us money as compared to the plow guy, we hope to get a better job done (when we want it) and the payback period should be 2-3 years.