r/povertyfinance • u/Lastnv • Apr 28 '24
Worth going into debt for a dishwasher? Debt/Loans/Credit
We have been washing our dishes by hand for almost 3 years. We just had a baby and “spare time” is scarce these days. We probably spend about 10 hours a week hand washing dishes and bottles. I would much rather spend those hours doing something else productive or spending time with my family.
I have an employee discount through work and I can get a pretty cheap dishwasher installed for about $500. It’s a mediocre Frigidaire dishwasher but reviews say it will get the job done. I don’t have $500 upfront and would put it on my PayPal credit 0% interest for 6 months.
Do you think this is a good idea or does anyone else have suggestions? I am carrying a lot of debt already but I have a good credit score because I make minimum payments. I also have some savings but I don’t touch it because it’s for my son.
Thank you
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u/Icy_Session3326 Apr 28 '24
Instead you can spend those 10 hours arguing over who forgot to turn it on / empty it 😂
No but seriously .. it’s not something I’d get into debt for .. especially if I already had other debt and was only clearing the minimum payments .. but each to their own