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Originally posted by robustpuppy
There was an article a few months back in the WSJ that had a little chart to help you calculate when a project is worth doing yourself. bottom line: generally, once you make $40,000 a year or more, it's worthwhile to hire someone to mow the lawn. As in, life is too f---ing short to spend what little free time you have on yard work.
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Didn't see the article, but another observable phenomenon is that DIYers usually don't save money on the project they plan to undertake --- they take what would otherwise have been budgeted for labor and unwittingly plow it into impulse-purchase finish upgrades (granite instead of Corian; Corian instead of tile, etc.). A project expands to reach the homeowner's overall ability to pay.
{Sniff.} Smells like market theory. Off to the PB with me!
etfs. Motherfuck!
