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Thursday, 5 February 2015

Don't Replace, Downgrade

By Cornelius Nunev


When you use things, they will break. When those things break, however, replacing or updating is not your only options. Downgrading could be just as legitimate of a choice.

The costs of keeping something working

When things bust inside your home, you need to do a money analysis to figure out how much it is costing you to keep it working. Then, you will have a better idea of how much the product is really costing you. Everything with your home has a cost associated with it, no matter what it is. We have to buy batteries, gasoline, or even plug in to electricity to run almost everything you use. Take this into account when making your analysis.

Go down in quality

When something breaks, that is typically the time many people decide it is better to upgrade to a new item or get something better. This is not always necessary occasionally. You may even want to downgrade to an item that makes you work a little bit more to help your health. Downgrading will cost less and the reduced items are typically easier to maintain.

Eco-friendly items

Occasionally, it is a great idea to downgrade to something that will take a little bit more work to take care of. Whenever you are putting more work into the item, not only will you be healthier, but you will be helping the environment out a bit. Smaller homes are even a good idea because they have fewer costs associated with them and use fewer resources.

Beware of inexpensive

When downgrading, remember that you are not downgrading quality, just the product. It would be a real shame for you to downgrade from a fuel lawnmower to a push lawnmower just to find out that it is going to break quickly. The quality is worth the price, and you are just downgrading, not going inexpensive. Keep this in mind when trying to find the product; the lifetime cost should be considered rather than just the immediate price.




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