Whenever an unexpected windfall of cash arrives, an unexpected expense follows and vice versa.
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012Whenever an unexpected windfall of cash arrives, an unexpected expense follows and vice versa.
Someone said this on a message board on a website once and I swear that law is absolutely valid and real.
Yesterday morning, I had two things weighing on my mind. My brand new furnace (brand new here means 5 years old) had stopped running Thursday evening at some point. My HVAC was due to take a look at the system and then I also had an appointment with my accountant to go over my LLC and personal income taxes for the year. The meeting with the accountant was great – a better return than I was expecting. But as foreshadowed, the HVAC guy delivered some bad news. Two weeks after replacing my refrigerator, a gas inlet valve that leads to the furnace’s ignitor was bad and needs replacing. The part alone is just over $350.
Ugh. And to have to get this done the first week of March. And on a day (this coming Thursday) that the outside temperature is predicted to be 68. Insult to financial injury.
All of this said, there are millions of people that would gladly trade their best day for this one.
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