This is a post for those of you handy-women or handy-men out there (or those of you married to one). I'm very blessed to have a husband who does all our car repair work. He also does most of the fixing around the house too. I'm a rather handy gal myself but the ways of the car elude me. Not to mention it's rather difficult to fix the washing machine with a tot and a preschooler climbing on me.
So where do you get that random part needed for the washing machine or car? Well you could go to the store and buy one. OR you could go to your local junk yard. Wait wait! Don't run away! I think we all have a picture of a big nasty place piled high with garbage bags when we think of a dump. I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about the junk yards that hold large appliances and cars.
Did you know, most people will toss BOTH the washer and dryer if only one of them isn't working? (Most not be overly frugal people right? ^_~) Well if you need a part for your washer or dryer you can harvest the parts off the ones in the junk yard for a good price.
We upgraded our seats in our vehicle to leather by buying them from a junk yard. Now our vehicle has safe head rests for every member of the family, front and back seats. And yes, we sanitized the seats. Which is much easier to do with leather than cloth I might add.
Obviously use your common sense with buying parts from the junk yard.
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