Are you handy around the house?
Do you know your way around a can of WD-40?
If the answer is yes, you should shoot a video or take a photograph of yourself fixing something.
Give old stuff a second life:Here are 16 things you should repair instead of replace.
Send it to WD-40, and you could win money or gear.
The company is holding a contest where the top 10 prize winners earn at least $1,000 apiece.
The grand prize winner of theRepair It, Dont Replace It Challengewill win $3,000.
Second place gets you $2,500, third place wins $2,000, and fourth place wins $1,500.
Not only that, but the fifth- through 10th-place winners will each receive a $1,000 Lowes gift card.
There will also be 11 weekly sweepstakes drawings for Yeti water bottles.
The contest started this week and runs through July 17.
So you have a little time to plan this out.
you’ve got the option to also enter the contest more than once.
you’ve got the option to see what other contest entrants are doingin this photo gallery.
Theyre fixing everything from run-down cars to rusty hinges.
Probably not as good as youd like.
It always seems like an uphill battle to build (and keep) a decent amount in savings.
But what if your car breaks down, or you have a sudden medical bill?
Step 2: Choose a title for your project, then explain it in the description section.
you’re free to also choose the contests step-by-step format to outline specific stages of the project.
That might increase your odds.
According to the contests webpage, more detail is better.
Step 3: Using the Load media file button, upload photos or videos of your project in progress.
With the step-by-step format, you’re free to attach a photo or a video with each step.
Did you know?
Step 5: Youll be notified via email if your submission has been accepted into the contest.
Approved submissions will be featured on the contests gallery page for public viewing.
(You cancheck out the galleryto see what kinds of things other contest entrants are doing.)
Step 6: Accepted submissions are automatically eligible for entry into the weekly sweepstakes drawing and the judged prizes.
Basically, the more entries you submit, the more chances you have to win.
Just call it a hunch.
Mike Brassfield ([email protected]) is a senior writer at The Penny Hoarder.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…
