The $60 Washing Machine That Changed Everything I Thought About Being Broke

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For a moment, nothing happened. Then water rushed into the drum with a reassuring sound. The machine hummed. The drum began to turn.

“So far, so good,” I muttered.

The kids crowded around, watching as if it were the most fascinating thing they’d ever seen.

Then I heard it.

A sharp, metallic clink.

“Back up,” I told the kids, my hand raised.

The drum continue reading …