Depends on the task I guess. You could pay 100+ for a plumber to snake a drain or just buy a snake yourself and do it for <50 in parts and the next time it's f

Depends on the task I guess. You could pay 100+ for a plumber to snake a drain or just buy a snake yourself and do it for <50 in parts and the next time it's free. Perhaps for some tasks you buy so many tools it's the same price but the second you need to use them again it's a steep discount. Or you could ask a neighbor.