No to the cleaning person. We do it ourselves. It's a 1,600 square foot house and is manageable. I used to do the entire house in one day before we had kids. Now, it gets messy. I used to have some serious arguments about that, but I've learned to be more lax with the cleaning to have a happier household.
We have never bought a home warranty, aside from when we bought the house and it was included. I have enough mechanical people in my family that can help out when needed. My dad is a retired HVAC technician, so he's always around to help keep the furnace and AC running, and I get ideas from him when I need them. Getting him out of the house and working with his hands again is a good thing.
The gas valve went out on our dryer and it was leaking gas about a year ago. When it was running, it would burn the gas off, but when it was not running, the drum would fill up with gas and would smell. We replaced the part for half the cost of a new dryer.
We've been fortunate that our income and focus on building up our savings account allows us to buy a new appliance. So far, it's just been a new washer, dryer, dishwasher and microwave over the last 6 years. Not because any of them truly went out, but simply because they were old and needed to be replaced.