My wife wants to spend thousands on a fancy washer & dryer because her friends all have something similar. How do I convince her this is nuts?!

These appliances have gotten very sophisticated over the years and when you go looking it's easy to get sucked into the "clearly we need this" mindset. But really all that's needed is a new washer & dryer and not the most expensive. And there is a way to keep that top of mind as your weighing the options.