The 10 Tools That Solve 90% of Problems (Part 2) | Episode 603

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The 10 Tools That Solve 90% of Problems (Part 2) | Episode 603

Picking Up Where We Left Off

In the last episode, we talked about the first five tools that handle the majority of repairs around the house. Today, we’re finishing that list with five more tools that, together, will solve about 90% of the problems the average homeowner runs into.

Once you go past this list, you start getting into specialty tools. Those are the tools you might only use once every few years. When that happens, you don’t necessarily need to buy them new.

One trick is checking places like Facebook Marketplace. A lot of people buy a tool for one specific project, use it once, and then sell it afterward. If you catch it at the right time, you can often buy it cheaper, use it for your project, and sell it again when you’re done. You basically rented the tool for twenty or thirty bucks.

But the tools in today’s episode are the ones you should actually own.

A Good Claw Hammer

If you somehow don’t own a hammer yet, go fix that immediately.

Your first hammer should just be a standard claw hammer. Nothing fancy. You don’t need some crazy expensive framing hammer or specialty tool. A basic claw hammer will do almost everything you need it to do around the house.

My general rule when buying tools is simple: skip the absolute cheapest one in the store.

There’s always some garbage version that’s barely usable. Instead, look at the next cheapest option. That’s usually the sweet spot between price and quality.