there I fixed it

Who needs an adequate replacement part when you have a whole bunch of junk lying around? These folks have made some bad but awesome low budget solutions to solve their problems without breaking the bank. Some of these low budget fixes and diy solutions are extremely bad ideas, but here they are.

Life has its many problems, but sometimes we don't have the time, resources, or effort to solve those problems how they should be solved. This leaves opportunities for Bad but Awesome Low Budget Solutions as well as less inventive but Wonderfully Unprofessional "Not My Job" Moments.

People get very crafty with their low budget DIY solutions. It's not stupid if it works. It might be ugly, dangerous, illegal, and admittedly pretty stupid, but if it works it works. But hey, what do you do if you want a ride on lawn mower and you don't have the cash to buy one? You resort to a masterful low budget DIY solution.

Why would you ever buy a pan, basketball hoop or unnecessary shower head when you have a can-do attitude and don't mind having to explain your surroundings constantly. These masterful low budget DIY solutions can magically turn junk into useful items, even if they kind of look horrible and don't exactly work right. What can we say but resourceful DIY solutions have our respect.

However, if it doesn't work and is illegal, it might be stupid. Here are some sweet DIY solutions for better or for worse. Almost any problem can be solved on a budget if you don't care if it looks nice, works well or is safe. Human beings are masters at getting things done, and that results in a lot of "it's not stupid if it works" moments.

You think you have to be a big spender Mr. Rockefeller fat cat to afford a toilet seat warmer? Not when you have some socks lying around! With a wish and a prayer, some technical know-how and the ability to overlook installations that look like they are literal garbage, you too can be a DIY master. Not everything has been invented quite yet, hence these useful and interesting innovations to make life easier.

Images of incredible ingenuity, weird sights and common problems, all of reportedly slavic origin. Looks like some more rural parts of the U.S. but with--dear god that's a lot of snow. For some more strangeness, here are some strange Russian dating site photos that are truly uncomfortable.

If necessity is the mother of invention and laziness is the father, then these are the estranged uncle.