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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I own a business with a couple dozen employees.  I have numerous other business interests.  Married with two young kids.  Two homes.  I have very little free time.  I have dreamed about hiring a personal assistant for years.  Dh and I agreed that when I made over a very significant threshold I could hire one.  Fast forward a few years and I actually did surpass the threshold.

I've done some Internet research, but am still not certain whether it is worth the expense.  Also I feel as if some one would have to train me on how to use one.

Does anyone have any insight?  And yes, ths is definitely a rich people problem, but is a real one and I haven't the slightest clue who to ask.[/quote]

A personal assistant might have been a great help prior to modern conveniences for running a household.   Think of online banking and bill payment as the equivalent of the dishwasher and washing machine.    Put utilities and junk on autopayment from an account just for bills.  Stop paper bills so there is less coming to the house. Deal with one insurer for home/auto policies=on the same profile web page.  Cut out most credit cards.   The time you'd spend with the asst would be less than what it takes to manage this stuff.   Or get a cpa firm to do your shit.  Get  service contracts with a company that does it all for household systems-plumbing, electrical, hvac.

I assume OP has a nanny and cleaning person so they are there to open the door for service people.  Unless OP is at another level of complication like an Angelina Jolie traveling with multiple homes and children.  [/quote]

Op here.  I have everything on auto pay.  We do have a nanny and cleaning person.  I have a CPA firm and a full time accountant who works for me.  I have a property management firm for my rentals.  Still I find myself unable to do little thins I would like to do (schedule lunches, dinners, play dates, arrange for repair people, send thank you notes, send gifts, someone to keep me on schedule, send my personal mail, check, sort and reply to email, organize business contacts, plan vacations, update my personal financial statements monthly, keep track of insurance policies and update as necessary, coordinate refinancing, move money between personal bank accounts, make reservations,  pull together preliminary information on potential business opportunities, screen, sort and respond to phone calls, receive and keep track of minor personal income streams too small for my accountants, etc).  [/quote]

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