Saved $3200 in new appliances!

[CheapskateWife]

Refrigerator door no longer closes properly - $10 door cam kit and 20 minute install
Microvent table no longer turns - $29 motor and 15 minute install
Stovetop element no longer heats - $49 element and 15 minute install

Eternal admiration of my DH - priceless

OK so its a bit of a stretch to say I saved us that much, because in all likelihood, I would not have gone out and replaced any of these without a catastrophic failure....but still, it is exciting to know with a little courage and some you-tube videos, it really is possible to fix almost anything.

[FrugalFan]

Good for you! And inspiring too. I've been trying harder to fix things instead of replacing them as well. Did that recently to a $30 hair dryer. Not a huge thing but I was proud.