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I have a KitchenAid mixer and I love it. I use it almost every day of the week and it really simplifies my life. But when people come over I hide that ugly-ass thing!
See, my KitchenAid mixer is ugly. As in, butt-ass ugly.
Why is my KitchenAid mixer so ugly? My KitchenAid mixer survived a house fire (not my house), 3 families, and 2 moves. It has seen way more life than I have, and has been dented, scratched, scrubbed and scraped more times than I can count. It was discarded after the fire, passed around, and thrown away a couple of times, at least.
But now its mine, and I love it!
I have thought about buying a new one. I’ll come across a good deal at Kohl’s, where I can stack a sale, coupon, Kohl’s Cash and Reward points and I’ll think: “I should get myself a new KitchenAid mixer.”
But then I don’t. You know why?
My ugly-ass KitchenAid works. It runs great, in fact! My old, ugly KitchenAid outlived my mother-in-laws 2 brand new ones and it Just. Keeps. Going.
And Going.
And Going.
Sometimes, I hope it will die so I can get a new one. My luck it will be when we are tight on money.
But I don’t get a new one because I’m frugal. Really frugal.
My frugality allows me to spend my money on what I want, rather than what society dictates. It allows me the freedom to not be ruled by my possessions, and to provide a wonderful home and life for my family.
My KitchenAid, even though it is ugly, is part of my frugality. It works, so I don’t replace it, even though it is unbelievably ugly.
And you know what?
Sometimes when I look at it, I smile.
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Good for you! If it works, there’s no reason to replace it. I’d much rather save my money to replace things that are broken than things that look bad.
So true, especially considering how expensive KitchenAids are. Have you priced those things? I’m not giving mine old one up until it’s completely dead!
I have a really old kitchen aid mixer, too. We got it as a wedding present 20 years ago and it is still working. My husband recently bought the meat grinder attachment for it and he has gotten into using that. I use it at least twice a week for mixing. I like the fact that even though it is still old the attachments haven’t changed and they still work – that is hard to say about a lot of products these days.
OOhh! I haven’t seen the meat grinder attachment! What a great way to use the mixer you already have for something new! And, you are absolutely right about products not being as sturdy as they used to be – it seems like things are just made cheaper and cheaper everyday
I got a kitchenaid mixer for my wedding shower last year. It is the most amazing thing I own in my kitchen. It seriously has made my life so much easier. And I am excited that this thing is supposed to last me for at least 20 years. My mom still has hers from her wedding shower in 1979!
That is incredible that your mom still has hers! Here’s to hoping your last just as long!
I love my new kitchenaid too, but they say the old ones are made better than the new ones. And I waited 12 years of marriage before finally buying one in one of those super sales as I didn’t have one. Thanks for linking up with the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned your post to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board!
Isn’t there a way you could get it professionally repainted? Just thinking that could be an awesome cost-effective option. Thanks for sharing during the Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop!
You know, I’m not really sure. Honestly I never even thought about it! Thanks for the suggestion!
Or maybe you could use some cleverly placed decals to make it look a little prettier?
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Forgive me: you may be a lot of things BUT frugal. A person who wastes +-
$40k on a car, based on a loan isn’t frugal but financially illiterate. Cars are the biggest money burning machine EVER. Even if the entire car industry cries to have them saved by buying their cars… I won’t… I know they find people like you. BTW: why don’t you save the Kitchen Aid manufacturer? They need to sell too! I just bought a car. It was €8k ($10,905.72) it will never be worth less than I paid for it. In fact it will be worth more if I treat it nicely, which I do. By the time your car looks “outdated” mine will still look stylish in front of every 5* hotel on the planet. So in fact I saved roughly $30k as opposed to you, drive a beautiful 1983 Mercedes convertible (California version) and can re-invest the 30k on yet another apartment to rent, the mortgage being paid by somebody else, not me! I do not live in my own home. I rent. It is more economical.
As simple as that: everything is taught in school that we do not need, money we need but isn’t taught. If you want to retire by 40 you need to learn money. I teach money to post-graduates and a different version of the lectures …. I put on http://www.the-money-booster.com.. including recipes in how to put delicious meals on the table and not waste money on food, Kitchen aid proof.
Yah, I hate the car payment…..but it was literally our only option…see Trapped into debt for the craziness surrounding that :-)
You could always sew a cover for your Kitchen Aid! I know there are free instructions on YouTube and the web. Search Pinterest. =)
That’s a really good idea!