I absolutely agree with the satisfaction of repairing something yourself. In fact, I think even having the choice of either repairing it myself or hiring someone I deem competent to repair it is a worthwhile difference.

When I was an apartment dweller, I signed a 1 year contract and they kept telling me that if anything breaks call them. That included windows, pipes, stoves, refrigerators, and light bulbs. I wasn't even supposed to change a light bulb if it burned out on me. Admittedly this is only one experience with what I hope was a very poor renting operation, but they owned all the buildings in the vicinity.

I was so happy when I replaced my kitchen sink faucet on my own and in a way that satisfied what I wanted.