Many contractors get bigger discounts than the typical consumer at the supply stores.

People need to do a better job of educating themselves, and really that starts with parents educating their children, and schools educating their students.It's been a couple of years since I graduated high school, but the only finance class I took taught us how to use coupons at the grocery store and how to write a check.

is to replace the faucets with anything that has a Watersense label- those generally save about 30% over a conventional faucet- or use aerators, which for about 3$ each at the hardware store can accomplish the same thing.

The Bigger Pockets book store if full of great books: https://www.biggerpockets.com/store

Go to Home depot/Lowes, etc between 6 and 7 AM and look in the section of the store that you are looking for work. 

Make sure to view the Bigger Pockets book store: https://www.biggerpockets.com/store

The Bigger Pockets book store if full of great books: https://www.biggerpockets.com/store

Also there is a Mariano's and Whole Foods near the express way not to far as well and those two stores are always in good areas.

I am a store manager for a pizza place.

There are handymen all over those stores wearing their shirts with their phone #s.