Wait, are you sure it was a power washer and not a pressure washer? They're different machines with different water pressures...

Man my wife and I used that same $20 Behr stuff on our master bedroom and I regret it SO much. We had a scuff mark from moving a dresser and it just peeled right off in a strip. Meanwhile my buddy did his kid's room with the upper tier Valspar from Lowe's and that room takes a beating from toys and sticky fingers and still looks fresh after a year. I painted our dining room with cheap paint too and the sun coming through the blinds literally left permanent lighter rectangles on the wall. So yeah after wasting money on paint twice now I'm fully team spend the extra cash and save yourself the headache.

Put a lock on the inside too, just in case they lock themselves in with whatever is down there.

See the same thing with engine oil. People wait for the light to come on before they check it. By then it's already too late. Little things like that add up across everything you own. I've got a neighbor who replaces his air filter every spring like clockwork on his truck. His 2005 truck runs better than most 2015 trucks around here. The difference between wearing stuff out early and getting the full life out of it is just paying attention on a regular schedule.

Oh absolutely, I trained her to be stubborn... it's not like she came that way and I'm just her obedient servant or anything. I swear, she'll sit on my keyboard and stare at me until I give her the good treats, and I just fold like a cheap lawn chair. People say you can't train a cat, but mine has me perfectly trained to open the door for her at 3 AM. Honestly, she's the boss and I'm just here paying the rent.