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February 28, 2006
handy man budget
A handy man can't just go spending money willy nilley on anything his heart takes a liking to. He has to be frugal and conserve the family finances for important things like college expenses and such. After all, saving money is one of the reasons to be a family handy man.
A handy man needs to follow sound money management principles. A handy man must show some discipline when he contemplates buying essential tools and hardware for his handy man work shop. A handy man needs a budget to follow.
Below is my budget for fiscal year 2006. I tried to be as conservative as possible and still allow for the vital needs of the household.
| Item | Cost | Reason
| 12 cases of Miller High Life | $164.28 | for when it's Miller time. | 6 extra large boxes of band aides | $59.70 | for small owies | Emergency room stitches | $5,965.00 | for big owies | Assorted nails and screws | $5.92 | for the screw can | Sports Illustrated Swim Suite Edition | $5.96 | for Miller time | Deluxe hot tub with beverage holders | $5,950.00 | Miller time of course | 1 claw hammer | $7.49 | to open the beer cans | 1 #2 Phillips screw driver | $6.49 | in case I need one | 1 #2 regular screw driver | $5.95 | to go with the Phillips | |
I think that should do it but I might be a tad over. I could adjust the amount for assorted screws and nails. If I left anything out, please let me know in a comment. Us handy men have to stick together!
FOLLOW UP: The wife put the kibosh on the hot tub. I am really bummed out. She told me to change the burned out bulb in the kitchen (that has been out for two weeks) first and then we could talk about a boom box. I wonder if she would go for a 52 inch plasma screen HDTV, Dolby surround sound speaker system, leather Lazy Boy, and a small fridge in the garage?
Posted by roadapples at February 28, 2006 07:40 AM
A case a month might not be a realistic figure Mr. Handyman. I'm just sayin'.
Posted by: poopie at February 28, 2006 04:58 PM
hammer is good. now you can work on vw bugs too. and buses of coursse.
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at February 28, 2006 08:10 PM
I'll quote you a deal on the stitches.
Here people often do jobs for a 24 can case of beer, which is known as a slab.
Depending on the size of the owie, the stitching might be a 2, 3 or 4 slab job.
Posted by: Tjilpi at March 1, 2006 02:34 AM
poop: Over the years, I have come to learn that the number of trips to the ER for stitches is directly related to the number of cases of brew that I consume. Besides, I am trying to be frugal.
kim: Yes, I agree, a hammer and some bailing wire should be all I need to fix a vw bug.
tjilpi: Can I put you on a retainer? Even four slabs is cheaper. On second thought, the air fare might eat up the money I have set aside for my brewskis. I'll have to give it some serious consideration.
Posted by: road apples at March 1, 2006 04:39 AM
I'd be bummed out too. I love a hot tub more than almost anything!
Spring is only peeking it's head around the corner - but it isn't here to stay yet. We will surely have some more cold, icky weather here in March and April. I'll send it up there when it is here to stay, okay?
Posted by: kenju at March 1, 2006 06:14 AM
