He taught himself car repair. Now he charges what you can afford.

Michael Kuba runs a nonprofit garage in Glendale, Arizona, where the price of a repair is whatever you can afford. There are no income checks and no paperwork. People book an appointment, bring their own parts and refrigerant, and donate what they can for the labor. The whole thing started about 11 years ago, when a mechanic quoted Kuba almost $4,000 to fix the broken air conditioner that had his three young children crying in the back of his van. He couldn't wait for the money, so he bought tools, watched YouTube tutorials and taught himself. That became The Junkie Garage. An AC repair that runs $2,000 to $4,000 elsewhere costs his average customer under $300. His son Matthew has worked beside him since he was 8. He is 16 now and still turning wrenches. One foster parent couldn't afford the parts for her Dodge Caravan, so Kuba bought them himself. She came back to a running car and, finally, cold air for the kids in the backseat.