I have done my own basic plumbing work, electrical work, automotive work. I like being able to fix my own stuff and not have someone else do what I can do for a lot less money. For the more advanced stuff, I hire someone who knows what they are doing.

I enjoy remodeling/carpentry work. I’ll do plumbing repairs and dry wall as a way to keep my vocabulary of swear words updated. Automotive work can be fun.
In all of this, YouTube is your friend!

I could have used you recently for a car repair job. Bummer! ??

I say this respectfully: This is one of the most attractive things I appreciate about men like you. Very few of you guys left who can fix things around the house, etc. ?

Enjoy? Sometimes. I tend to enjoy it more if I am doing it for someone else. Working on my own stuff seems like a chore. I am a better diagnostician than repair guy, though.

Some things. The bolt-ons on a car I like doing. Certain easy to get to repairs. After that, I hire out. It's also important to keep the economy going as much as saving money is. I do like the self-accomplishment part of it though.

Yes, have always been pretty handy with most things but now the things have become 'digital' this old timer seeks assistance of the 'paid for' variety.