Most of the stuff in my house is on borrowed time. My car is 11. The TV and refrigerator are 12, the computer is 6 or 7, the hot water heater is 22, the well pump is maybe 35?

Nothing will be "upgraded". We're going to run everything into the ground and replace if necessary. It didn't take long to find out what "fixed income" really means. It means "not enough income to get anything fixed".