Too much money

I want a new clothes dryer. The one we have is a good 20 years old, and is incredibly inefficient. The only time its worth using is when the clothes are so slightly damp you could almost mistake them for simply being cold. If I was to put half a load of wash in the dryer and push start, it would go for about 5 minutes and then stop, leaving me with hot wet clothes instead of cold wet clothes, or hot dry clothes.

Fortunately I live in a place where I can usually hang stuff to dry outside, and if I cant, it usually only takes 24-36 hours to dry inside.

There are times however when it rains. And rains. And rains. And then I wish we had a working dryer. The fact that the clothes line is broken and being held up with sticky-tape, and has a tendency to collapse if I put more than one load of wash on it, makes me want a new dryer too. Or at least a new clothesline.

Both those options cost money though. Money that we do have, but really don't want to spend. We have so far been living in my mother's house rent free (for a time with her, now as caretakers while she is interstate), but would really REALLY like to find a place of our own, which means we need to save. And save. And save. Housing prices may be down at the moment, but they are still incredibly high, and even with all the money I have saved up and invested from before I was married, we need A LOT to buy a house, and renting would mean we'd never be able to save, as rent is almost a much as mortgage payments.

Oh how I wish someone would just drop a bag full of cash in my lap.