Comments on: Paying for household services http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/paying-for-household-services/ Moving beyond the basics Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:29:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Advanced Personal Finance » Blog Archive » Our Little Outsourcing Experiment http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/paying-for-household-services/#comment-271 Advanced Personal Finance » Blog Archive » Our Little Outsourcing Experiment Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:52:05 +0000 http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/paying-for-household-services/#comment-271 [...] Personal Finance, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.A couple of months ago, I posted about paying for household services. My wife had brought up the idea of ‘outsourcing’ some of our domestic jobs. She [...] […] Personal Finance, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.A couple of months ago, I posted about paying for household services. My wife had brought up the idea of ‘outsourcing’ some of our domestic jobs. She […]

]]> By: fly http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/paying-for-household-services/#comment-216 fly Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:46:19 +0000 http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/paying-for-household-services/#comment-216 This might depend on your personality characteristics. I tend to perfectionism and control. Though I've not hired house cleaners or lawn caretakers, it seems when I hire others to do pet care, car care, carpets, etc., I'm usually frustrated that they don't do a very good job. Sometimes I end up going behind and finishing up. Needless to say, this changes the calculus somewhat. This might depend on your personality characteristics. I tend to perfectionism and control. Though I’ve not hired house cleaners or lawn caretakers, it seems when I hire others to do pet care, car care, carpets, etc., I’m usually frustrated that they don’t do a very good job. Sometimes I end up going behind and finishing up. Needless to say, this changes the calculus somewhat.

]]> By: $1 Million to My Name - 5/7/07 Spin on the Blog Carousel http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/paying-for-household-services/#comment-132 $1 Million to My Name - 5/7/07 Spin on the Blog Carousel Tue, 08 May 2007 19:19:33 +0000 http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/paying-for-household-services/#comment-132 We used to have a cleaning lady - it rocked! Had to get rid of her to save money. If my wife ever goes back to full time, we'll probably hire her back. I pay a kid $12 to cut the lawn at my apartment building. I used to do it myself, but just hate cutting two lawns during the summer. So I at least still do the lawn at our house. I don't mind paying for such services - it improves my quality of life and helps me maintain sanity. We used to have a cleaning lady - it rocked! Had to get rid of her to save money. If my wife ever goes back to full time, we’ll probably hire her back.

I pay a kid $12 to cut the lawn at my apartment building. I used to do it myself, but just hate cutting two lawns during the summer. So I at least still do the lawn at our house.

I don’t mind paying for such services - it improves my quality of life and helps me maintain sanity.

]]> By: The Money Mythos » Time is money, but money is time http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/paying-for-household-services/#comment-131 The Money Mythos » Time is money, but money is time Tue, 08 May 2007 14:28:40 +0000 http://advancedpersonalfinance.com/paying-for-household-services/#comment-131 [...] up the inverse: Money is time. Advanced Personal Finance brought this up today with an entry about paying for household services. This is not quite as popular a maxim with personal finance, as it implies spending money instead [...] […] up the inverse: Money is time. Advanced Personal Finance brought this up today with an entry about paying for household services. This is not quite as popular a maxim with personal finance, as it implies spending money instead […]

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