VPS is good because I don't want to deal with the hardware, I just want it to work, BUT I want full control of the software I run, within reason. My definition

VPS is good because I don't want to deal with the hardware, I just want it to work, BUT I want full control of the software I run, within reason. My definition of within reason is I like to run experimental servers on my VPS and see how they perform. Not within reason is trying to run my own mail server. I did that once in high school, just to see if I could. It was a painful experience and I'll never do it again.