Working at the car wash blues - Sorry about the dearth of posting lately but I've been confronted with yet another financial burden. Our 15-year-old washing machine started dumping about five gallons of water onto the floor between cycles. Tonight, we headed to the appliance store to spend another grand on a new LG front-load washer (less water and energy required.) This comes on the heels of braces for my kid and, a couple months ago, a new-used car to replace my beloved Subaru. I'm starting to think that tapping into my 401(k) may not be such a terrible idea after all.