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Lesson 5: Do it yourself

Lesson 5: Do it yourself

From the course: Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence

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Lesson 5: Do it yourself

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- [Instructor] Five. Do it yourself. Can you replace a light bulb or other simple part in your car? Fix a plumbing leak? Do your taxes? Make your own gifts? Change the tire on your bicycle? Bake a cake from scratch? Build a bookshelf? Refinish furniture? Plant a garden? Design your own website? Cut your family's hair? Form your own non-profit corporation? It used to be that life was simpler and we learned basic life skills from our parents and the process of growing up. Now, for the most part, we are consumers of goods and services provided by others. To reverse that trend, just ask yourself when you're about to hire an expert. Can I do this myself? What would it take to learn how? Would it be useful skill to know? The maker revolution is putting do it yourself back in fashion. Makers paces where electronics, fabrics, wood, and wire can be repurposed with flair are popping up everywhere. Granted,…

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