I treat my appliances the same as I do my pinball machines. I repair them when they break and as a result I get quite a bit of mileage from them. 21 year old washer and dryer, 16 year old stove, 10 year old fridge, 5 year old microwave (all have been repaired at least once). Heck I've even repaired my Bunn coffee pot twice now (simple blown thermal fuse $11 and a bit of soldering) and its around 7 years old. In most cases they can be repaired with little effort and a small fraction of the cost of new. That leaves more cash available for toys/trips ect. Plus it feels good to fix things. Besides, replacing appliances with a new ones that do basically the same thing the old ones did just sucks to me.