All too often, things break down or go bust. Door frames split, a window frame rots, pipes become rusted and so on. However, instead of working on them or paying someone to do so, we tend to save our precious time for the important things in life like having a barbecue with friends, watching a movie with your family, or eating ice cream. You should be able to do all of those things but getting any serious work done on the house is, quite frankly, outrageously expensive. So, eventually you get out your saw and start hacking away, but somewhere between frustration and exhaustion—about eight hours later—you give up on the to-do list. Instead, stop giving up, go back to...