I could also just set up my home router so I could VPN to it then back out from there. However, I'm just as happy paying someone a nominal amount for convenien

I could also just set up my home router so I could VPN to it then back out from there. However, I'm just as happy paying someone a nominal amount for convenience. It's the same reason I don't tend to spin up my own servers for basic web hosting - there are people who do that and who keep track of security updates affecting their specific systems, and for a small amount of money per month I don't have to worry about it.