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By: The Online Investing AI Blog » Weekly Wisdom: The Do-It-Yourself Nation

The Online Investing AI Blog » Weekly Wisdom: The Do-It-Yourself Nation — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:14:04 +0000

[...] From Eliminate the Muda, here are some tips for DIY-ing for dollars. [...]

By: The LeanLifeCoach

The LeanLifeCoach — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:49:21 +0000

@MBAbriefs – Thanks for the compliment and more power to you!

You make another good point. When you do it yourself you have more control over the quality of the products and supplies and you also have ultimate control of the quality of the work as well.

By: MBAbriefs

MBAbriefs — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:49:55 +0000

A man after my own heart. I’ll do a lot of my own home projects because 1)I’m cheap, and 2)most of the people I associate with are DIY’ers. I’m sure it takes me a lot longer but I’m way more meticulous than any contractor. Plus, you get to save money and and have an excuse to buy more tools!

Things are getting harder to fix though. I used to be able to repair a lot of my appliances and gadgets but most stuff you buy today is built to be replaced, not fixed. I wasted four hours the other day trying to replace the AC compressor in my Cirrus but the cab forward design didn’t allow me enough clearance to get to all the mounting bolts, so I’m forced to take it to a garage. But you never know until you try.

Good job on the bathroom! Looks great!

By: The LeanLifeCoach

The LeanLifeCoach — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:14:56 +0000

MattS

No doubt, like anything else, things do go wrong. But like anything else, the more experience you gain the easier it gets.

Maybe, this has encouraged you to give it a shot?

By: MattS

MattS — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:46:13 +0000

I really enjoyed this.
I am not a natural DIYer. I watch the DIY network and have to wonder: there have to be reels and reels of those hosts cursing when projects aren’t going right. They make it seem too easy!