How much of a problem would you consider this bill to be if you have this amount of money?

Yep. First poster nailed it!

Wouldn't bat an eyelid.

I a,ways grumble a bit when I have to use savings for dull stuff…but that’s is what they are for, not just holidays….

I'd just be grateful I had the money to pay for it, with plenty left over.

If it’s urgent work that needs doing, I’d be philosophical and be grateful I had the money to cover it.

I've been a homeowner for a long time. It's always felt rubbish to have to spend large amounts of money on hidden maintenance so to speak. Big shiny kitchens, bathrooms and furniture are different. New boilers, roof, damp course etc much more dull and depressing. That said, I am sure it's much more palatable if you have massive savings to pay for it and it doesn't wipe out what you've got or have to go on a credit card.

I suspect this is a disagreement between you and a partner or maybe your parents not wanting to carry out home maintenance. Do the maintenance so your home isn't devalued.

Same!

It’s just one of those things, isn’t it, that you have to do when you‘re a homeowner and have no landlord to pay for this kind of stuff. I wouldn’t be thrilled about paying it but would feel consoled by having the means to easily get it all done.

Is it just you at home earning and saving?

Such as? Every Google result confirms pissed to be mean annoyed is only American and although widely understood in the UK it is an import. It's more annoying than most US imports because it isn't just that we generally use a different word but that that word itself has a different meaning.

I’d be mildly peeved to have to take a chunk out of savings but moreso pleased to have the savings to cover such a large cost.

I think it’s a mindset thing- was that £60K meant to be ‘savings for the future’ and ideally not touched? Do you have a separate fund for unexpected/repairs? I would (and do) split my savings into pots (not in reality but I know what is earmarked for what)- so I have some for expected things that I know I’ll need money for but don’t happen monthly (Christmas, kids birthdays, car service, holidays etc), then one for house maintenance/unexpected things and one for long term savings. I just accept that the first pot always gets used and the second often does (it’s a bonus if there’s anything left in that!), but I know I have the smaller amount growing that shouldn’t need to be touched. £7k is a painful amount for sure but at least you’re not having to put it on a credit card!

I would feel a bit gutted but also relieved that I had the means to pay.

Not in every part of the country 🙄

I’ve got 11k in saving and have just had to pay my 5k tax bill…..it hurt.

It's always boring spending money on something essential but dull, but that's what savings are for.

It would depend why it needed fixing. If it were down to some one having been an arse/lazy/careless/drunk/etc. or because it wasn't done properly in the first place, I'd be really pissed off about it. If it were just the normal cost of keeping the house in decent nick I'd think it was partly what the savings were for.

This. This is literally what the savings are there for! Running a house isn’t free, so it wouldn’t really be some massive shock.

It would be worse if you didn't have the money and had to take out a loan.

This is why once I'd built my savings up I had to split it and give them jobs ..

I have house maintenance savings , holiday and long term. Therefore if the house needs a job it comes out of the maintenance pot.

Long term are only if I lose my job or get sick or hopefully early retirement

Maybe I would…🤣🤣

Off. You'd be pissed off. Unless you mean you'd drink through your annoyance.

yep I have 64k in my personal savings and if I had to pay out 7k for something I wasn’t choosing to do I’d be pissed 🤣

I have a lot less in savings and this wouldn't bother me. I had to pay a couple of grand last year to get my guttering replaced and it made a big dent but I see this as protecting my home from damage and even more costs if the damp were to get in so it was money I happily paid. But I'm never going to have a big savings pot and I rely a lot on day to day frugality (including paying top whack into my pension) and keeping my house up together to protect myself financially going forward.

I’d be disappointed and upset to see the savings drop. I’d be tempted to pay 5 from the savings and carry two on an interest free cc. Working extra hard to get the savings back up asap.

All these people who'd be relaxed about it! I wish I was more like that. We just had to spend about twice that after an ancient electrical cable blew in our house leaving our tenants with no electricity in December. (We're living overseas so our house is let). Between repairs, making good after the repairs, and the rent refund for the period it was so expensive. We have really good savings, fortunately, and it didn't really make a dent long term but I still felt sick about it for a week or so. I think partly because it was all that money just to get to where we were - i.e. basic functioning, not even a new bathroom or better loft insulation so the house will be warmer, or getting rid of the asbestos in the kitchen roof... but it had to be done, obviously.

my husabnd is like this and it broke me