How To Budget For Emergency Home Repairs

(Collaborative Post)

While our homes are certainly the place we feel the most comfortable in the world, they are buildings and buildings need maintenance. This means that taking an active approach towards planning for potential emergency situations can be worthwhile, be that a broken pipe starting to flood your bathroom, or pests that may come without you really noticing.

Budgeting for emergency home repairs, in the same way you might prepare for a car breakdown, is a good idea. This might just be used during a rushed morning where you lose your keys on the train, or perhaps it could be to repair weather damage after a particularly intensive storm.

Whatever the reason, having a few homeowner provisions in place to prepare and have your problem attended to is a great way to get started. In this post, we hope to discuss how to achieve that approach and more, and what kind of positive effect it can have. 

Here's a few ideas.......

The Toy Companies Letting You Recycle Your Toys

Just a few years ago old toys were often destined for the landfill. Recycling was kept to household items and the life of toys didn't go much past passing them on as hand me downs or to charity shops. 

But now if your toys aren't quiet right to pass on, maybe a little rough round the edges or to tatty for the charity shop, you can pass them back to their creators.

Wondering who's part of the toy recycling movement? Here's the toy companies letting you recycle your old toys!