Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

The hardest part of this is that too many things are not made well enough to last long. I have a coffee percolator from the 1940's. It still works, but how long do the newer coffee makers last? I have been looking for a new dehumidifier, and have found that there is no brand that will last more than a couple of years...the one I have is 20 years old. And these low prices on products that are crap mean that there is no way and no reason to fix them---they are meant to just be replaced. So even if you are willing to pay more for the things that make life easier, you will not get quality that will last. This is the one thing that makes me the angriest, because I would be willing to pay more in the beginning so that I don't spend more replacing crap over and over.