One Good Thing About All the House Repairs

One nice thing to come of all the house repairs we've had to do (new roof from hail damage, leaks under the house, etc.) is that we've earned tons of reward points on our credit card. We've been paying with the card, then transferring the insurance money over from our savings account to pay it all off.

My 10-year-old DustBuster is on its last legs. It can barely wheeze long enough to pick anything up, so I cashed in a few of our rewards for these:



I have a date with Bed Bath & Beyond planned, along with the 20%-off coupon that came in the newspaper. Free stuff is nice. What would be nicer? Not having to repair stuff in the first place!