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By: Monroe on a Budget » Carnival of Personal Finance 6/30

Monroe on a Budget » Carnival of Personal Finance 6/30 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:22:15 +0000

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By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:05:38 +0000

Thanks for the insight – for me it always comes down to the “labor”. The personal stress, time I need to spend, things I need to give up always seem to far outweigh the cost to hire someone to do it. Although hiring someone doesn’t always result in less stress, having the time to focus on the rest of my life is where the value comes in!

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By: Gail

Gail — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:20:21 +0000

there is also the sheer exhaustion from some jobs that may take awhile to recover from. And if you have small children they are harder to work around. That being said, my hubby did most of the work for building our house (it took a lont time). Some of the finishing isn’t real professional looking, but the added stuff that he did makes our house unique and very personal to us–such as the heart ‘engraved’ into the plaster in the bathroom with our names in it.

We are now at the point that much of the DIY is in my field of expertise–sewing curtains, etc. It is taking me some time but seeing curtains that exactly match the paint in one room and give us the look we wanted, I know we never could have found them for sale.

It makes it YOUR home when you do this stuff yourself.

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By: DIYnewbie

DIYnewbie — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:37:25 +0000

Thank you so much. What an eye opener.

By: C. Walker

C. Walker — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:13:48 +0000

Thanks for these comments. I am a contractor and I often encourage my clients to attempt to do the job themselves to get a better understanding of what a project involves. You pay for not only the expertise of a professional, but also the time and energy you get to save for yourself. That being said, the reason I became a contractor is because I didn’t want to pay someone to do something I thought I could do myself. Kudos.

By: Ann

Ann — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:24:02 +0000

Turns out, “how to DIY” quickly turns into “who DYK”: Who Do You Know. We need help here, there, on that, with this, and those whos don’t always get the satisfaction we do out of the finished project. Like you said, a meal is a small thank you.

Unless…You exchange DIY services.