304: How to Avoid Addiction to Study Drugs | Feedback Friday

Hiring Help

Jordan and Jason offer practical advice on hiring affordable labor for home improvement tasks. Jason suggests looking for workers with reliable pickup trucks, as they are often professional and affordable. Jordan adds that while hiring such help can be cost-effective, safety should always be a priority, especially when dealing with strangers 1.

You look for the guy with the best pickup truck because those guys are like the top-notch guys. They're not actually licensed contractors or anything like that, but they are professional enough where they can afford a nice Ford F-150. And they can haul stuff for you. They can do the best stuff.

--- Jason DeFillippo

They also recommend using platforms like TaskRabbit for vetted labor and suggest being cautious when picking up free or cheap furniture from sites like Craigslist 1.

   

Budget-Friendly Moves

For those planning moves on a tight budget, Jordan and Jason provide several strategies. They suggest setting up wish lists on platforms like Amazon to allow friends and family to contribute directly to your needs. Additionally, they recommend hiring neighborhood kids or day laborers from places like Home Depot for affordable moving help 2.

You can set that up for free on Amazon and people can buy you this stuff. That way, if people are like, "Oh no, maybe she's a drug addict now." They know that you're not running away with the money, they can just buy the thing and it'll get shipped to the house.

--- Jordan Harbinger

Jason also advises negotiating lower prices at warehouse outlets and considering small loans from friends to cover moving costs 3.