Our living room airconditioner started to act like crazy last week because of extreme summer heat. We needed to look for a replacement immediately so yes, we had to use our “emergency fund“.
At first, my wife and I thought it would be cheaper to buy a second-hand (used), window-type, airconditioning unit of the same brand and same specification. And it’s more convenient for us since there is an airconditioning repair shop just in front of our apartment. So off I went to the airconditioning shop and asked someone to have a quick check-up on our AC unit.
After some pulling out of the cover and peeping through the sills, the repairman told me that the compressor should be replaced. He told me that the compressor costs around $210. I raised my right, no, left eyebrow and asked him ‘why is it so expensive?’ Continue reading You Can Save More By Spending More