Well, only if you pay weekly instead of getting a monthly plan
Anyway, if you prefer to get your own hardware, install everything, deal with problems with both the supplier and other users if you have any by all means do so.
We have servers in many places around the world and if any client has a speed problem with a specific provider we let him try another, inmediately, no cost. If a newbie has a problem using the seedbox, or a tracker, etc, we help him out, and so on.
Of course if you go directly to a provider that you know to work well and take care of everything it's going to cost less.
You can eat at home if you want, too... no need to go to a restaurant where you just go eat and tell them that it's cheaper if you cook yourself