My neighbor is always dyi with everything. Her husband went up a ladder to clean the gutters. 60 years old a 2 story house. He fell while climbing down. Tore up his knee. $125 to get gutters cleaned by guys that do that. But he saved $125!! So stupid
Don’t know your neighbor, of course, but I am guessing it is about being self-sufficient rather than being cheap.
I do not take dangerous chances, but I refuse to stop doing work that I am still capable of.