Oh, and another reason I'm out of money is paying 6 large for an air conditioner. (heat pump actually, since it's Florida) Not that it's unexpected, as it's been dying since I bought the house, and I've been saving. The outdoor compressor seized and the indoor coils in the air handler have a nice crack to leak all the Freon out.

I got a jump on the season by doing it now, before it gets hot and EVERYBODY notices their A/C doesn't work.

Friends said I could save a lot by putting it in myself, but they had to bust some ass putting that unit in, since it barely fit where the 25-year-old piece o'shite went. They had to rework the closet, add an intake plenum on the bottom, and add an intake vent through the wall on the side. The outdoor unit is the size of my refrigerator.

On the good side, standard size filters actually FIT and no need to stuff things in the side. Plus since it no longer breathes through the closet doors, there's no BANG every time it starts up and shuts down.

I have a nifty new digital thermostat, which my roommate can't operate since it has more than two buttons.

I think I got my $6K worth.

Plus, being in Florida my house insurance just doubled, and that's due too. Nice. I think it's time to go insurance shopping.

No taxes though. I filed those in January and my refund helped pay for the A/C.

Oh, and another reason I'm out of money is paying 6 large for an air conditioner. (heat pump actually, since it's Florida) Not that it's unexpected, as it's been dying since I bought the house, and I've been saving. The outdoor compressor seized and the indoor coils in the air handler have a nice crack to leak all the Freon out.

I got a jump on the season by doing it now, before it gets hot and EVERYBODY notices their A/C doesn't work.

Friends said I could save a lot by putting it in myself, but they had to bust some ass putting that unit in, since it barely fit where the 25-year-old piece o'shite went. They had to rework the closet, add an intake plenum on the bottom, and add an intake vent through the wall on the side. The outdoor unit is the size of my refrigerator.

On the good side, standard size filters actually FIT and no need to stuff things in the side. Plus since it no longer breathes through the closet doors, there's no BANG every time it starts up and shuts down.

I have a nifty new digital thermostat, which my roommate can't operate since it has more than two buttons.

I think I got my $6K worth.

Plus, being in Florida my house insurance just doubled, and that's due too. Nice. I think it's time to go insurance shopping.

No taxes though. I filed those in January and my refund helped pay for the A/C.