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For us it's the big things by njnd96
We bought our home about 14 years ago. There was a leak in the roof, ended up having to get half of the roof replaced 3 months into owning the house. 2 years later it was replacing 3 old windows in our living room. 5 years later it was a new retaining wall. 5 years after that it was a new front staircase. A few years ago it was a new hot water heater. Last year it was a new refrigerator. Next on the list, but something we're delaying, is a new back deck (slowly being eaten by carpenter ants). My expectation is to spend $4K-$6K every 5 years or so on something major. In between there are little things (appliances, lawn care, exterminator, etc.).
I don't track or monitor what we spend. It's easy enough to remember the major stuff, and I chalk the other stuff up to "maintenance costs".