“If you think that hiring a $100/hour electrician is expensive, try hiring a $10/hour electrician.” The point here is that the amateur can cost you more money by damaging things or making it worse than if you would have just hired the qualified professional in the first place. Not only that, but you might hire the cheaper person first, pay them to do poor work, then still have to bring in a more expensive person to correct the mistakes from the first person (paying two contractors instead of one).
It’s ok to be frugal. I like being frugal. But don’t be cheap. Do things right the first time and don’t cut corners, otherwise you’ll eventually get burned.
So true – love this thanks for sharing!