Have you DIYed something from Home Depot level materials that most people buy? Something essential and important, not artisan crapjects (eg. a house, a car, a computer, plumbing or electrical system...)
What was it and was it financially worth it? (not spiritually)
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Replaced car transmissions, built desks & a patio table, rebuilt our pantry/garage, constructed raised garden beds (all helping my dad).
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I tried to build a bed once. I assumed that a 2x4 was actually 2inches by 4inches. Bought & cut all the pieces. Realized after the fact that they weren't going to join up correctly. It seems a common enough mistake.
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Also, my dairy farmer father had a cow wheel built for fixing displaced abomasum (torqued intestine, fixed by rolling the cow over). Made of pipe and flat bar. Dairy farms generally have a lot of this, enough so to have a professional handyman on staff.
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Dowel + Rope + Weight = excellent wrist exerciser. Worth every penny :)
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From that list you're basically limited to houses and their subsystems.
The trade is always time for money: any cash you save not hiring a tradesman to do the same thing is spent in opportunity cost for the days / weeks / months / years it takes you to redo your bathroom
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Fixed my clothes dryer- motor, pulley, belt..after I got a diagnosis without analysis...still working for over a year now 🤗 50$ vs 250$
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Platform bed frame. Built entirely from Home Depot cut plywood and molding. Turned out fine and was inexpensive. Used hand tools only.
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