Comments on: Are you paying to store your “deals?” http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2005/07/21/are-you-paying-to-store-your-deals/ Personal finance, commentary, and spending less the easy way Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:24:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: mbhunter http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2005/07/21/are-you-paying-to-store-your-deals/comment-page-1/#comment-36 mbhunter Thu, 28 Jul 2005 04:28:15 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2005/07/21/are-you-paying-to-store-your-deals/#comment-36 Yep, if you're only going to need it once in a while (like a power washer) it may be a better idea to rent or borrow. Auctions are sometimes great places to pick up equipment really cheaply. On the flip side, auctions are sometimes great places to pick up equipment really cheaply, and it's easy to rationalize "One use and it will pay for itself" and it takes up valuable real estate in your garage, probably until your heirs sell it at your estate auction. :) I got a floor sander for a friend for $2. It certainly would pay for itself if he ever needed to use it (he has some rental houses and does fixer-uppers) since they rent for $40/day. But in the meantime it's taking up a bit of space in his garage. Yep, if you’re only going to need it once in a while (like a power washer) it may be a better idea to rent or borrow.

Auctions are sometimes great places to pick up equipment really cheaply. On the flip side, auctions are sometimes great places to pick up equipment really cheaply, and it’s easy to rationalize “One use and it will pay for itself” and it takes up valuable real estate in your garage, probably until your heirs sell it at your estate auction. :)

I got a floor sander for a friend for $2. It certainly would pay for itself if he ever needed to use it (he has some rental houses and does fixer-uppers) since they rent for $40/day. But in the meantime it’s taking up a bit of space in his garage.

]]> By: Jose http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2005/07/21/are-you-paying-to-store-your-deals/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Jose Tue, 26 Jul 2005 12:45:46 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2005/07/21/are-you-paying-to-store-your-deals/#comment-32 Sometimes renting or loaning out from friends seems like a good idea :) Sometimes renting or loaning out from friends seems like a good idea :)

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