Thankfully, there was an independent contractor in the area with A/C knowledge
I never realized how many responsibilities I would have to juggle until I became an adult. I remember back when I was younger, and I had so few responsibilities then, and so very few things to worry about. Nowadays, it seems like there is always something for me to do, even on all my days off. Just yesterday I was thinking about how I needed to drop my pet off at the vet, pick up the kids from school, attend one of their theater plays as well as do a fresh load of laundry for all of us. After that, I cook dinner and have a little bit of TV time to myself. Well, another thing that needed to be taken care of was the HVAC machine. The A/C unit was having issues, and so I called a HVAC specialist to come and take a look at it all. My kids were already complaining about the lack of A/C, and I was looking forward to having the cooling back myself. However, when the HVAC tech came out and diagnosed the issue, and then gave me a quote for repair, I knew it was way too much. After he left, I sat there pondering about how I was going to get the air conditioner repaired. Thankfully, there was an independent contractor in the area with A/C knowledge. He came out and repaired the air conditioner for a much cheaper price. Before I paid him, I vaguely mentioned my financial issues, and he offered that instead of me paying him the regular price, he could have my coffee machine instead. I never used the coffee machine anyways, and so I agreed.