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Living in a society where being politically correct with the accepted use of words and terms is vogue, anyone can demonstrate their level of intelligence, and everyone can expose their lack thereof.
When choosing this website’s URL and name, Home Maintenance For Dummies .com and Hey, I’m No Dummy!, I was initially hesitant to use it because of the perceived ramifications and stigma that the title would bring.
However, I resolved the issue by rethinking the title’s truest meaning and purpose.
Hey, I’m No Dummy! is actually intended to provoke home repair & maintenance awareness in 4 groups of home owners who think of themselves as follows:
- I’m Totally Clueless
- I’m Smarter Than That
- I’m Smart Enough
- I’m A Genius
Let’s take a quick look into the thinking of each of these 4 groups of home owners.
Consider your own home maintenance IQ and see if you can identify yourself when reading the common characteristics found in each of these homeowners, and how they handle their home maintenance & repair.
I’m Totally Clueless
These homeowners are ones who have no idea how to use a screwdriver, have no business owning one, and don’t even care!
There are many reasons why these homeowners find themselves in this category:
- No one taught them the basics of home maintenance and repair
- They didn’t get it in the first place and still have no interest in learning any time and money saving home maintenance tips
- Their lifestyle is too overloaded already to pay attention to the current condition of their own home; they have no home maintenance checklist and have not ever attempted to follow any regular home maintenance schedule
- Basically, they would rather pay someone else to take care of the nitty gritty details of their home maintenance and repair.
Frankly, these are the dummies I am referring to in the website title!
These are the ones who are totally clueless, and show it by waiting until there is a major catastrophe to have their home looked after.
When one waits this long to have their home maintenance and repair issues addressed, hundreds, even thousands of dollars in costly home repair could be avoided.
I’m Smarter Than That!
These homeowners are ones who know how to use a screwdriver, own one or more, and are interested in knowing more about home repair & maintenance.
There are many reasons why these homeowners find themselves in this category:
- Someone taught them the basics of home maintenance and repair, or
- They take the initiative to learn on their own, and still have an interest in learning more time and money saving home maintenance tips
- Their lifestyle is also overloaded, but they see the value of paying attention to the current condition of their own home by working with a home maintenance checklist, and have tried to follow a regular home maintenance schedule
- Basically, when timing is important and money is available, they would rather pay someone else to take care of the nitty gritty details of their home maintenance and repair.
These are the one who demonstrate that they are smarter than the first group by showing some interest in getting better acquainted with their home.
By learning basic home maintenance and repair tips, they do save money and time by avoiding costly home repair.
I’m Smart Enough!
These homeowners are ones who have a degree from the Home Maintenance School of Hard Knocks, own more tools than the local hardware store, and just want to see if there is an easier method.
There are many reasons why these homeowners find themselves in this category:
- Someone taught them the basics of home maintenance and repair, and
- They still take the initiative to learn on their own, but developed a hunger to take control of their home repair and maintenance issues by learning more time and money saving home maintenance tips
- Their lifestyle is also overloaded, but they know the value of paying attention to the current condition of their own home by working with a home maintenance checklist and following a home maintenance schedule that empowers them with awareness, confidence, and control
- Basically, they enjoy the diy projects, and prefer to take care of the nitty gritty details of their home maintenance and repair rather than paying someone else to do it for them.
These are the one who can figure out most solutions to their home repair & maintenance issues.
But if there is a challenging repair, they know where to go to get their answers and know what tools to use.
By using their own tools along with basic home maintenance and repair tips, they save money and time by avoiding costly home repair.
I’m A Genius!
Finally, these homeowners are ones who put Bob Villa to shame, own their own hardware store, and want to know to make money doing home maintenance & repair.
There are many reasons why these homeowners find themselves in this category:
- Someone taught them the basics of home maintenance and repair, and eventually they turned around and taught someone else how to do the same thing
- They not only take the initiative to learn on their own, but have mastered their hunger to take control of their home repair and maintenance issues by continually learning and even developing their own time and money saving home maintenance tips
- Their lifestyle is also overloaded, but they know and experience firsthand the value of paying attention to the current condition of their own home by modifying the own personal home maintenance checklist and following a home maintenance schedule and managing their own home repair & maintenance system.
- Basically, they thoroughly enjoy the diy projects so much that they definitely prefer to take care of the nitty gritty details of their home maintenance and repair and wouldn’t even consider paying someone else to do it for them.
These are the one who figure out every solution to their home repair & maintenance issues.
There are no challenging repairs because they know where to go to get their answers and know what tools to use.
By using their own tools along with their own advanced home maintenance and repair techniques, they not only save money and time by avoiding costly home repair, they can make money by helping other homeowners do the same.
Now How About You?
Which characteristics listed above best described your home maintenance IQ?
Do you want to advance into the next group?
Even if you are at a comfortable place in your management style, Hey, I’m No Dummy! can help you right where you are!
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Rick E Patterson is a licensed General Contractor and is favorably known as the “Go-To-Guy”. He has gained notoriety as a Handyman Expert excelling in his innate, creative abilities to quickly analyze and provide practical solutions to home maintenance issues. Rick produces a series of how-to videos, and writes blogs and articles for homeowners sharing his insights, expertise, and experiences with others. Wanna see how bright you are? Take a Home Maintenance IQ Test and see for yourself. HomeMaintenanceForDummies.com
