It started raining recently, which means that the hole in my left shoe started to get annoying. These are my work shoes which my employer requires to be fancy black leather. I personally need them to be comfortable, since I walk in them several miles per day. I went to the shop and looked at a new pair that met my requirements, and found they are $150! No thanks I said, and I took them to the shoe repair to get new heels put on for $25. These new heels should last until the front of the sole wears out and requires replacement, in 1-2 years. Time spent was minimal, since the cobbler is along my commute. Savings: $125.
The cobbler noticed that my black shiny shoes were actually turning a dull gray color, and offered to fix that for another $15. I said no thanks and dug some shoe polish out of a box in my closet. Price tag on it said $1.99, and I used about 1/3rd of the contents, or $0.66. I used a trashed t-shirt to apply the polish & buff, cost $0. I found an old "quick shine" I bought for $3.99 years ago (also still had the sticker on it) which has long since run out of the "shine" liquid, but served as a decent brush for a final polish for an additional cost of $0. Savings: about $14. Time: 10 minutes work, plus waiting for the polish to dry on, equals a rate of $84/hour.
Total savings: $139
Badassity: Moderate
Satisfaction level: High