The guy who writes Debt Sucks Blog and I had something in common. Both our toilets were broken for several weeks, and both of us are too frugal/stingy and busy/lazy to get out to a store and buy some replacement innards.

Luckily for me, the other guy managed to scrounge up a solution that satisfied our similar needs: Rather than bust out the credit card, then the tools, the anonymous blogger just tore off a huge wad of aluminum foil and MacGyver’d the broken part to the piece that connects to the flusher. Please forgive my highly technical terminology, all those who aren’t as knowledgeable as I am about toilet repair.

I followed in the blogger’s footsteps and now am the proud owner of a toilet that works.

What’s the cheap, unconventional home repair you’ve made that you’re most proud of ?

Quick And Cheap Toilet Repair [Debt Sucks Blog]

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