DIY or Pay Someone on your project?

[Rooster's82]

I recently responded to a post with this comment...

"If that fails, i may have to bite it and pay someone else to do it for me. I don't know if other people feel this way...but is seems like I'm cheating myself in someway...or that the truck won't have the same meaning when it is done. This is my first truck, and my first real project, and i lack experience...but i do want to do as much as i can. What do i have to lose? my eye brows and a $400 truck? I guess it could turn out like total crap...but it would be my crap....and next time around it will be slightly less crappy."

What do you think about DIY vs paying someone to do it for you? Is it better to have an armature job and be able to say you did it yourself, or have it done by a professional and get seamless perfection? I'm thinking about all work on your project...from lowering and body to new cam and engine.