Hiring professionals is a form of time travel

When you hire a roofing company, or a good coder, and pay $50-$200 an hour for their services, you’re not just paying for that allotted time.

You’re paying for the years of training and mistakes that have led up to them (hopefully) competently and successfully tackling your problem.

When you look at it that way, it’s an incredibly affordable way to buy a lot of time (and avoid a lot of pain).