Computer related:

  • Don’t be your family computer savy guy, you just found yourself a bunch payless jobs…
  • Long desks are cool and all, but the amount the space they occupy is not worth it.
  • Block work related phone calls at weekends, being disturbed at your leisure for things that could be resolved on Mondays will sour your day.

Buying stuff:

  • There is expensive because of brand and expensive because of material quality, do your research.
  • Bulk buying is underrated, save yourself a few bucks, pile that toilet paper until the ceiling is you must.
  • Second hand/broken often means never cleaned, lubricated or with easy fixable problem.
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    If something breaks and there is no warranty and cost of repairs are to much. Repair it yourself. You don’t know how? What you gonna do break it again?

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      Unless it’s something dangerous and you don’t know what you’re doing. Don’t want to get a garage door spring to the face

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        6 months ago

        Microwave repairs are a good bad advice to give to people you don’t like as well

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        6 months ago

        The trick is knowing what’s dangerous. I feel that a lot of people I’ve met have a poor handle on this :D

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      6 months ago

      Very good advice. There is probably someone on YouTube that had the same problem and filmed their repair. Ive repaired an AC unit and a garbage disposal this way.

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        I recently changed out the alternator in my car by watching/following YouTube videos! Saved me $500. Never touched a car engine in my life before then.

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        6 months ago

        How I got into phonerepairs. Ovens , cars, and minor plumbing to name a few things