How To Save Money by Letting the Pros Handle the Job

It's very tempting to do some things on our own. It's true, we can save money by doing things ourselves but you also have to consider the time and effort that you have to spend doing something you're not really good at. There's also a possibility that you could do more trouble than worth. Instead of being able to save, you end up spending a lot more. I hope that you will learn from my story on how to save money by letting the pros handle a pro's job.

Story 1: The Broken Faucet

A few months ago, I attempted to fix our broken faucet. I bought the faucet and since everything seems so simple, I tried to remove the old one... First sign of trouble, I got wet because I forgot to close the valve. Then since the installation seemed so easy, I did it on my own... Alright, that seemed to do that job...

One week later...

We stayed for about a week in my in-laws' house. We came back on a weekend, and it was raining hard. I entered our condominium and to my surprise...

Tadaaaa! Half of my condo unit was turned into a pool. Lucky that my electronic appliances didn't get wet. Since I didn't know what to do, I tried to talk to security and they in turn called the utilities person. The utility guy (or simply put, the plumber) did some things I never would have thought of doing like wrapping some sort of white tape around the connecting hose.

From that point on, I just called the plumber whenever we need something fixed our sink or in our bathroom.


Story 2: Gadget Kid

So first of all I love gadgets. I had a playstation portable and I loved it so much because it allowed me to read ebooks during my long ride to the office. One time, one of the buttons malfunctioned. I thought to myself that having a professional fix it would cost some bucks, so I decided to look for a solution myself in order to save money.

I started watching youtube videos... I later on figured out through some forums that I need to purchase this certain part that costs something around 300 pesos. The cost of labor and parts would cost around 600 to 700 hundred pesos. So I thought to myself... I could save 300 to 400 pesos by doing things myself. Plus, it saves me the trouble of justifying to my wife on why I need it repaired. So i bought the spare part and happily opened the unit. SNAP! Something on on the board got broken... Oh no, I don't have a soldering iron and even if I do... I don't know how to fix it! The PSP still worked, but now instead of having 1 button malfunctioning all of them are now broken! I tried to consult other technicians but they refused to work on it. My last resort was to sell it on an online trading website and just explain what's wrong with the unit... Eventually, someone seems to know what to do and bought the unit from me...


So I hope with these stories, you wouldn't have to go through all the trouble of doing things on your own. You can always delegate and you're also giving an opportunity for other people to earn. Saving doesn't mean that you have to be cheap. Let the pros handle a pro's job.