There are many times in life where it makes sense to rent (also known as borrowing with a fee) instead of buy…
Do you really need to spend hundreds of dollars on that tool when you will likely not need it again? How about testing out a new electronic device or cell phone to see if you really like it before you buy it? How about when you are on vacation and you need to rent a crib or other large childcare product?
Zilok has the answer - at Zilok you can find anything for rent or rent anything you own (at least as long as it is legal).
This is also a great way to make some extra cash for all that stuff you insist that someday you will need. I wouldn’t try to rent your old skivvys or grandma’s hearing aides - but I leave that to your discretion.
This can actually be a big help for small businesses who have to purchase big ticket items that they don’t use everyday. You can either rent them, or buy them and rent them out for extra cash flow. You could buy a bunch of old furniture at a garage sale for next to nothing, and rent it out to home sellers, college students, etc. Your total outlay would be a few hundred dollars for furniture and a monthly storage fee.