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<p>[QUOTE="rodeoclown, post: 1586241, member: 34005"]I agree, it's not being cheap, it's being practical.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't get my coins graded but in the same sense, if something breaks around the house, I can usually fix it. My wife just wants to go buy a new one and tells me I just want to fix it because I'm cheap. The last thing to break was the on/off button on her hair dryer. Sure a new decent one would only be around $20-$30 but I had a screw I found out in the garage and spent about 5 minutes of my time to fix it. It'll likely last a few more years because it's already 7 years old. No reason to buy a new one so it's button can break in 5 or so years to repeat the process, I'll buy one when it no longer blows warm and hot air. So after I fixed it, she got all giddy when I told her, "See, now that I saved us $20, that's $20 you can spend on something else, like makeup or whatever it is you buy with all my money".... :smile[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rodeoclown, post: 1586241, member: 34005"]I agree, it's not being cheap, it's being practical. I don't get my coins graded but in the same sense, if something breaks around the house, I can usually fix it. My wife just wants to go buy a new one and tells me I just want to fix it because I'm cheap. The last thing to break was the on/off button on her hair dryer. Sure a new decent one would only be around $20-$30 but I had a screw I found out in the garage and spent about 5 minutes of my time to fix it. It'll likely last a few more years because it's already 7 years old. No reason to buy a new one so it's button can break in 5 or so years to repeat the process, I'll buy one when it no longer blows warm and hot air. So after I fixed it, she got all giddy when I told her, "See, now that I saved us $20, that's $20 you can spend on something else, like makeup or whatever it is you buy with all my money".... :smile[/QUOTE]
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