I’m a piker in comparison to what I’ve read here.
My starter motor failed a few weeks ago. After it was replaced my vehicle would not start correctly. It was a classic “weak battery” sort of start. Charging my battery did not help. Longer story short: I bought a new battery ($110) which did not help. At this point the shop graciously, and at no charge, looked at their installation and found an electrical short. Problem solved. Good. Bad? Now I have two perfectly good batteries.
$13,000!. In my diesel vehicle, I mistakenly put DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) into the fuel tank. DEF is highly corrosive, and it got into the fuel injectors (I did not try to start the engine). $13,000 to replace fuel tank, fuel pumps, and fuel injectors.
That was 3 months ago and I’m still walking funny from that one. Ouch.
Yeah I know weird - never imagined it could do that. That was the first thing wifey said when she came downstairs - “why is there beer coming out of that case on the floor over there?”
car insurance now with 2 more drivers on the books, 5K a year and none of us have accidents tickets or blemish, this is the cheapest insurer in the area and still we’re fucked over.
Yikes, that’s painful
Ooh, I feel you on this one. Sonny’s TPLO cost around $4000, and his pre-op blood tests uncovered he has canine chronic hepatitis which has cost us another $3000 or so this year. At least the CCH, we paid in smallish increments: ultrasound here, biopsy there, expensive meds, etc.
Those were my un-fun purchases.
Wow, the levelness is . . . stunning.
Ooof, that one hurt. Sorry, bro.
I didn’t know doggies could get hepatitis, sorry to hear this.
Our issue with Bax is that he’s a very strong and agile athlete and I’m pretty sure fixing the other ACL will equal him eventually tearing the other side again . . . wash, rinse, repeat. His two littermates from the rescue organization also have ACL problems; in fact, I think every pitbull-owning friend I have has paid for at least one similar knee/leg surgery for their pup.
$450 for my horse’s colic. $400 for a new home thermostat. $2500 in taxes.
Which surgery did he get? TPLO replaces the CCL with metal plates, so no change of injuring the same side twice. Sonny has had both his knees done the same way (metal plates) so I know at least we won’t have that issue again. And yes, he’s a pit bull mix. My other pup, George, is also a mix, but with less pit bull (AmStaff) than Sonny (only half) and he hasn’t torn either of his.
All in one month new roof 10K new heat pump 6K, new computerized information system in car 1K, taxes 2k homeowners insurance 1K.
I sold the house, we close on Nov 5
Definitely one of the lower ones on here in terms of cost, but about £200 for new brake pads. The car only cost £550 several years ago, and it seems to be getting ‘quirks’ lately (glitchy fuel gauge, doesn’t want to go into reverse in the mornings), so it was a pretty hefty proportion of the value of the vehicle, which makes it feel like more.
$260/mo to keep my daughter on my medical plan, as the insurance provided by her employer is poor, at best. She makes a whopping $12/hr, working 30-35 hours/week (only management works FT and has access to good insurance). Insurance is $90/biweekly, $70 copays and $5k deductible. My insurance has $25 copays and $2k deductible (but for the both of us, and I kill the deductible in March). She has one more year of eligibility on my plan, so she will need to figure out something. Luckily, I can afford to cover her. Kind of.
Mother’s funeral
Followed by roof repair on mothers house.
Followed by the water heater at mothers house.
Mix well with lawyer for idiot child.
My serpentine belt got shredded somehow driving home last Thursday. I was a half mile out of the office and the battery light comes on. I pull over and open the hood. Belt is all ripped up and loose. I yank it free and chuck it in the trash. Luckily I just put in a brand new battery, so I start it up, turn off everything electrical that I can except for the headlights, and start anxiously driving the 11 miles home in rush hour traffic. I get within a block of my regular mechanic when the power steering fails, and I just get the car to roll into a space in front of their garage. While I had it there to repair that, I had them do a bunch of other maintenance stuff, and $1000 later, I’ve got a running car that’s now up to date on all of its stuff.
Just sent in a 33% deposit on the $15,000 contract to rip out all of my stupid grass that’s mostly weeds, replace it with mulch and gravel, and rebuild with stone the wood beam retaining walls/planters that are falling apart and look like total shit. Hopefully we’ll no longer be the “scary house” on the block.
About $50,000 to rip out and replace our mud room entry way. All we saved was the foundation.
A spring of water had been keeping the crawl space under it flooded with a few feet of water. Ended up finally destroying the joists and floor so we had to do it. Got the spring taken care of with a French drain inserted under the footers, and of course we are no longer in fear of literally stepping through the floor (that happened to two people.)
Anyway, it’s much nicer now, with heat and everything, but so much for a new car for a while.
Two doggie emergency visits too. A 100 mile drive through mountain ice and snow at 1am is always a joy.
That’s convenient- when my serpentine belt came apart a couple of years ago, I found out two main things- one, it failed because the water pump bearings had worn to the point that the pulley was canted and let the belt slip off, and two, the water pump is powered by the serpentine belt, along with the power steering, A/C, and alternator.
Our main high-dollar un-fun expenditures this year are:
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[li]$520 - New tires for my pickup- about 30k earlier than the tire mileage claims would indicate. Luckily I convinced them to prorate the cost of the new tires accordingly.[/li][li]$700 - New tires for my wife’s car- no proration necessary; hers just flat wore out.[/li][li]$150-ish - Dishwasher repairs[/li][/ol]
Got a call from the dentist’s office today. After filing the claim for the implant it’ll be another $800 from me. My insurance sucks.
So far, $1300 for evaluation of a lesion on my cat’s paw with no diagnosis. This is in addition to the $2000 so far this year for their physicals and his dental check. Now they want another $3200 to amputate the toe ( and for an echocardiogram to evaluate his heart murmur) even though he currently has no visual symptoms or lesion. (The vet says because it has been coming and going for 3 months he is worried about a tumor or osteomyelitis). I think I may have to tack on extra for a second opinion. This is in addition to replacing 2 sets of sheets and the comforter he left little bloody footprints on as well as whatever it is going to cost to get the blood out of the carpet.