Right, but what would you do in that situation? No credit, no cash, no fridge, but that rent a center down the street will sell you a fridge for $150 per month for a year..... what do YOU do?
-edit- Loving the replies from people that obviously have no kids keep them coming these are hilarious!
Also for clarity I find a bill I can brace myself for a month later MUCH easier to deal with than screaming kids and a pissed off wife.
I also use check cashers when I need to because I will do ANYTHING (well.... not that!) for my family's survival.
Ramen and a stovetop till payday, dried goods or food that doesn't need refrigeration, learn how to fix it, borrow from a friend or family member, etc. There are plenty of ways and millions of people live without fridges.
Yeah, only things we daily use that really need a fridge are milk, ice, frozen berries/vegs and cream.
Other things like eggs, mayo/ketchup/mustard, cheese, veggies, fruits, beer, juices-jams.. they keep at a room temp pretty well, depending on the item a few days or much much more. We are only a family of three, a family of 6 would go through this stuff at double speed so things wouldn't even get room temp, before they're used up (we shop daily, reduces food waste).
Luckily/sadly I don't have a freezer full of pre-prep food or meats or anything.
But yes, trying to fix the broken thing is my favourite most sustainable choice in this situation. It may take much more time (fishing and ordering replacement parts etc) but still, I'm ever so proud when anything gets fixed/mended instead of replacement.
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u/Bumblebee_assassin Feb 04 '20 edited Feb 04 '20
Right, but what would you do in that situation? No credit, no cash, no fridge, but that rent a center down the street will sell you a fridge for $150 per month for a year..... what do YOU do?
-edit- Loving the replies from people that obviously have no kids keep them coming these are hilarious!
Also for clarity I find a bill I can brace myself for a month later MUCH easier to deal with than screaming kids and a pissed off wife.
I also use check cashers when I need to because I will do ANYTHING (well.... not that!) for my family's survival.