I have a bad habit of trying to DIY things just because I can. I have enjoyed learning skills and getting basically competent at many things. It comes in handy, but it can waste a lot of time. Someone that does that task day in and day out can probably do a better job.
I could probably make another list for how I saved time and money because I know how to do something too...
1. Website - don't DIY a site that can be done with no-code
I build (bigger) websites for my day job (I am a back-end developer). I bought a domain and I was waiting for all the stars to align before I would pick a framework, make a git repository, deploy to the server etc, etc, etc. I have a half dozen of these "great ideas" sitting around on a virtual shelf.
Because I have been concentrating on being more productive I built this in about 10 minutes using a no-code app set up by my hosting company, agreed to pay the $2.99 a month to park it on their server, spent 15 minutes on a tech support chat and now have a functioning website NOW in under half an hour instead of a super-duper site in 6 months or probably never. It looks better than anything I would have done on my own:
