Changing Tires?

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does anyone here change their own tires?

I dont have the money for a no-mar and just have a set of tire irons.
I know that i need to cut some old garden hose and cover the irons so i dont scratch the shit out of my rims, but other then that i was thinking of using that method of 2x4's and the side of my car to break the beads, but other then the beads how hard is it to change your tires? i got a guy here that does it for $12.50 a tire, would it be worth my time to just pay him to do it?