Legit, learn how to fix most household things (basic plumbing, etc.) so that you can handle small tasks instead of paying pros for it. (Obviously pay pros for big tasks)
There is truth here- but don’t get “Batman syndrome-“ where you are so obsessed learning all the skills you think you’ll need (and most you won’t use much or at all) and you miss out on life because of it. At some point you have to take what you know and put it to use or else it is useless. Learn skills that interest you, benefit you, and you can use. If you need your phone fixed- learn to fix it if that suits you- then build on that. If you enjoy cooking and will use the skill- learn cooking- otherwise microwave crap and learn to turn on a crock pot or boil pasta and you won’t starve.
Being ok at a lot of shit that is not valued in society- being good at tasks that anyone can do... doesn’t actually build a lot of value for most people. Down the street is a lady who hems and alters clothes for $15 a pop. My suits come with tailoring and if they need alterations or mending I am send them in and it doesn’t cost me. I have repaired my broken phone screen and a bad battery for $20 or so in parts- but I can also call a guy who has come to my office to repair a screen for $70 while I kept working.
I’ve built homes from the ground up and fabricated cars from the ground up- but why spend an hour on my weekend changing oil when it is the same price or cheaper to have a guy do it for me for the cost of just the oil and filter?
What I’m saying is- learn the stuff that will put you in a position to enjoy your life and succeed. If you like cars, if you want a career in them- learn to fix your own car. If you enjoy cooking, learn to cook well. But being a mediocre amateur at skills that don’t have a lot of demand or value in themselves doesn’t do you as much good as of you took the time you spent learning to save $3 a pair on pants by making your own, as if you’d used that effort and time learning to master something that you can’t just pick up and practice in spare time to be proficient at- unless you use those skills to become a fashion designer etc.
Tl:dr- learn things you’ll use. Have a marketable skill or two that you use to warn money- then develop your other skills based on what problems you face. Don’t try to be “Batman” and learn it all and be good at it all.... at least until you have the skills and are set up making the Bruce Wayne money. Being Batman is expensive- and being able to sew your own buttons because you have to while living with 4 roommates isn’t as nice as being able to decide that you feel like learning to sew buttons but can pay someone to fix it if you mess up and owning your own house. When you face a problem- learn how to solve it, use that knowledge, and keep working on the things that you use the most and that offer you the most benefit and enjoyment in life. That’s my .02.
He means to learn CPR and whatever