What kind of A/C costs $9,000?

probably for more than 3000sq ft of house.

i spent about $3000 redoing my ac this year. 1.5ton unit, a coil, furnace, lineset, refrigerant, new ducting, vents. for a 1300sq ft with vaulted ceiling. the old system was installed into the concrete slab and started rotting out and accumulating ground water (yech!)

Next 6 months, will be over $250,000...

The economy (national and local) and the Federal government is getting a nice boost from my check book.

yeah, but is that all at once, or over a 30 year period? ;)

Oh that is what I'm budgeting over the next 6 months plus another 700K+ over the next 30.

Bought a house this year, put 25% down, new kitchen, 50k, bought the wife a 2010 Audi Q5, I bought a 67 SWT and a 2006 997, put in a new driveway, painting the house, purchased a new shed, hmm 240k and counting.

In the last two years; hardwood floors $25K, double pane doors and windows and some new doors where windows were before $20K, re-plaster pool, with some new equipment $6K, landscaping $8K, new car $22.5K all cash no second. Loan to son for a used Tacoma $16k. New outdoor dining table and chairs $3.5K. A few other expenses dishwasher, surround sound and flat screen $4K.

Talewinds, our nextdoor neighbor here in far north side of Charlotte (Huntersville) replaced both the up and down American Standard units(including the 2 air handlers, 2 gas furnaces, etc) for a total cost of just over $18,000.:eek: So it is likely that the $9,000. included the entire circuit of that system.

This week:

Termite bond - $900
Insulation - $1,389
New roof shingles - $6,425
New dual fuel HVAC - $5,500

Yes, I share in your pain.

I the last 16 months:

New HVAC system 12K
Dishwasher 600
Fridge 2400
Spa control unit 1500
Wine cooler 400
fax/scanner 200
flat screen guest room 500

The electric oven in my parent's house is just shy of thirty years old...

That's the way to go. We've had a lot of expenses but I've been working hard to save up for them and go cash only.

Since June its been
- 4K for my wife to visit her family in S. America
- 4K for a holiday for the Family for a week in Toronto, I was there for 1 1/2 days of it
- 1K for hockey gear for our 10yr old son
- 1700 for a YSR 50 for the kid
- 10 bucks for me to buy a 3 pack of new underware

Coming soon - 8K for a new furnace and doors for the house, before X-mas

:confused: How? First year?

P.S. $45k for one term of private school. :rolleyes:

LOL; I thought the same except I was wondering how anyone could live on only $14,000/month? ;)