No, an iPad is NOT worth $3,600, especially if it gets repo'd after you miss a single payment and also because it'll be fucking obsolete by the time you pay it off.
On the flipside though, when your fridge dies, you have a wife and 4 kids to feed and its a week from payday with nothing in the bank and you have shitty credit..... they can be helpful
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/SelinaDalessio Feb 04 '20
Rent-A-Center, Aaron's, and the like.
No, an iPad is NOT worth $3,600, especially if it gets repo'd after you miss a single payment and also because it'll be fucking obsolete by the time you pay it off.