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The rules I set for myself as I started my garage: 1) No credit. Cash and carry only. 2)NEVER borrow money when things get tough. I started my garage on under $500 and I made money from day 1. 3) Keep the overhead low. Buy cheap or even used tools, boycott the tool trucks. Harbor Freight! And last but not least, I started my business as an atheist and I struggled. After my wife left me for a guy with more money (barely), I turned to Jesus. He made my business better than ever before. He is a great partner.

I know this is an old video but here's my take. Making videos is cool but when you give away your experience and knowledge for free how are you going to make money? How many years of schooling and actual working in shops experience do you have? You want to give all that knowledge you worked hard for away for free on here just to make some people happy? Yeah it's cool to make people happy but it doesn't pay the bills. If people want in depth repair help you need to charge for it. Time and knowledge cost money so they need to pay for it.

Gotta say I'm a big fan here, for probably at least a year. To some extent, watching your videos is one of the contributing factors the pushed me to want to be an auto technician. I couldn't help but notice that you mentioned in some of your videos that you worked in the grocery business for a lot of years; I myself have been employed in the grocery business for 13+ years, and within the last couple years (ESPECIALLY last year) I have really grown to absolutely HATE it. It's gotten so much worse since I started. Anyways, I went into depression thinking I'm trapped in that awful business with no way out; last June, one night on my last break after a particularly horrible workday, I kept thinking "I gotta find a way out quick before this job kills me, I really need to get my ass back to school... let's see... I'm quite skilled with my hands, love turning wrenches, I'm fascinated with machinery, etc..." Also the videos you did of that '99 Civic engine swap kept replaying in my head. I called my wife that night on my break to vent and explain to her (again) about how desperate I am for a new career, and how I need to get back to school to make it happen, but still had no idea what I wanted to do. She said she'll look up what programs they have at her school. I think that's when I had the "AH-HAH!" moment. I suddenly said "I should be a mechanic!!!!" She didn't find an automotive program at her school, but found one at a different community college close to my house. The rest is history. There have been many helpful and greatly supportive people including my wife. And you Eric, even though I don't know you personally, you have been a huge inspiration to me. I'm no stranger to getting down on life every once in a while, I've had a few nasty depression episodes myself. If it's one thing I've learned though, is that no matter how bad things seem at the moment things will always improve and get way better. One last thing, thank you Eric for posting all these great videos and being an inspiration to me and countless others. You are indeed a genuinely good person. :)