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What small piece of advice you would like to give that isn't heard enough ? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Vcio@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Computer related:

Don't be your family computer savy guy, you just found yourself a bunch payless jobs...
Long desks are cool and all, but the amount the space they occupy is not worth it.
Block work related phone calls at weekends, being disturbed at your leisure for things that could be resolved on Mondays will sour your day.

Buying stuff:

There is expensive because of brand and expensive because of material quality, do your research.
Buck buying is underrated, save yourself a few bucks, pile that toilet paper until the ceiling is you must.
Second hand/broken often means never cleaned, lubricated or with easy fixable problem.

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Learn how to change your own brakes and filters, and save hundreds of dollars.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just to add to this, a lot of basic vehicle maintenance/repairs may seem daunting but are really pretty easy once you know what you're doing.

For anyone who has a 10+yr old vehicle and needs a repair manual for it, (2013 or older) https://charm.li/ has probably got a digital copy for you.

[–] tjhart85@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To add to your addition, Chris's Fix on Youtube has videos for a lot of the common things you'll need to do on a car & he also mainly only uses hand tools to try and keep his content approachable for the average person.

YouTube in general is a fantastic resource for stuff like this.

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Don't forget your soapy wooder

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago

Just did mine this week. Really helps to have a 'Caliper Piston Cube Wind Tool' or something similar when you have to rewind the piston back in.