In order to save a few bucks, we've all tried our hands at Do It Yourself projects and in these trying economic times we will all probably try again. These DIY projects may be helping prop up the economy, but now how you might expect. Teresa Guidet says that failed DIY projects booster her thriving business. Guidet runs an upholstery business in Barry County Michigan, where, from time to time, she ends up taking over the abandoned projects of well-intentioned do-it-yourself-ers, who try reupholstering their old couches and dining room chairs instead of buying news ones.
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DIY can be very satisfying AND overcome problems. Recently my 4-yr-old cell phone stopped charging. I didn't want to ask T-mobile for a new one, so I examined both phone and charger. The charger had a broken wire! So I stripped off the plastic wrapping, twisted the bare wires together, soldered them, and covered them with electric tape. Voila! A working charger & phone. (Some projects also garner compliments, such as my wedding dress and flower girls' dresses, which I sewed myself.)
However, I try to keep my DIY projects to ones with reasonable chances of success.
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