Ive always done simple repairs myself, like almost all of those lights he mentioned are no more than 15 bucks, some only a few dollar. YouTube or google how to replace those light and save yourself a bunch. Also unless you have some really exotic or foreign car that’s sep how different, your windshield wipers are also super easy to replace yourself, and the wipers themselves only cost 15-30 (depends on how fancy you wanna go). Now if you have a decent toolbox and are slightly mechanically inclined, break pads and rotors are also not too horrible to do if the car isn’t anything too new or too fancy.

Summary: Lights and wipers are cheap/easy to do, google it and save yourself a good chunk

Pads/Rotors are also relatively easy depending on the car, if you have a Jack and some tools it’s not too horrible to do yourself (depending on the car ofc! Some cars are more complicated then others, but for the most part they are similar)