John Hurd’s latest ‘e-Wealth Daily’ article is titled “Utilize the Power of DIY to Keep More Money in Your Pocket”. [é-Wealth Daily’Article]

John Hurd’s latest ‘e-Wealth Daily’ article:

Utilize the Power of DIY to Keep More Money in Your Pocket

I’ll admit, it took me too long to finally embrace and enjoy DIY.

DIY, short for “Do It Yourself,” can be one of the easiest ways to keep more of your money. You could save thousands each year just by taking a few extra minutes and figuring out for yourself ways to turn any task into a DIY project. Take it from me, a former skeptic: DIY can and does work.

Now, I didn’t become a DIY expert overnight and, honestly, I feel I still have a long way to go. But, it’s the little steps — the ones that get you started — that can be the most challenging.

For me, these first steps included learning to sew buttons back on a jacket and learning to seal a leaky drain. This is all simple stuff, now that I look back on it all, but these were big steps to take.

You see, I believed that, if you wanted something done right, you had to go to the experts. A button falls off; time to go to the tailor. That little drip is making puddles under the sink; time to call a plumber.

It was $20.00 here and $75.00 there… Every time I called in an expert and watched them as it took just seconds to mend or tighten something, I knew I could do it myself.

But, I was afraid of failure. What if I did it wrong? Would I make an even bigger mess than I started with?

Well, I tried a few minor repairs and I learned right away that I would make mistakes. It’s a part of the learning process, but I found out that mistakes often don’t result in bigger messes. They just yield new challenges, ones that will give you confidence to try more.

That’s how it all started. A simple DIY project, sewing on a button, has completely changed my outlook on what it should cost to get anything done.

And I’m not alone.

There is an entire DIY culture out there, ready to help you fix, alter or build whatever you need. Web sites like http://www.ehow.com and http://www.instructables.com even have step-by-step instructions for doing everything yourself. And I mean everything.

As an entrepreneur, you may already have a DIY ethic for your business ideas. By extending your DIY skills to basically any task, you’ll get the practice you need and the confidence it takes to improve your life and get the money you need.

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