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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a big believer in spending money on outsourcing.  Professionals are more efficient, you're keeping money in the US economy, you're not collecting crap the way you would if you just bought things, the list goes on.

Things we've had / have:

1. Professional Organizer.  We used Organizing Maniacs.  They brought all the containers you'd need to organize, and they took away all the crap that had to be donated.
2. Daily M-F Housekeeper (if you can afford it).  We found someone on care.com, she comes 30 hours a week.  We *also* have biweekly cleaners, but the housekeeper does a daily tidying, will change lightbulbs, deal with people who have to come fix something, helps out with the dog, keeps things organized, etc.
3. Interior designer.  Again if you can afford it.  I hadn't realized before how much a designer can be a life time service.  If anything every comes up with anything we've ever bought through the designer - a stain on the couch, an issue with the shades, etc - she handles it.  All I have to do is text.
4. Handyman.  We have someone we can text who will just come over and hang things or do small tasks around the house.
5. Dog Walker.  If you have a dog.  We ALSO take our dog on additional walks but just for pleasure, not because we need to or else our dog is wild from lack of exercise!
6. Personal Trainer who comes to the house
7. Personal shopper/stylist - we found someone who will basically shop for you, bring things to the house, you keep what you like and return what you don't, and she puts outfits together for you.  The cost of this service is not insane btw - it was $1500, not including the clothes, which honestly is 100% worth it for us to do once or twice a year.
8. Tailor who comes to the house
9. Landscaping service that does EVERYTHING
10. Regular childcare for date nights and other events

People should outsource more than they do, IMO.
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What do you do independently? Take a shower?[/quote]

I'm the PP.  Funny!  I certainly do shower myself, although I tried outsourcing washing my hair by going to a blowdry bar a few times a week.  I thought they didn't do a great job.  If they did I would have kept it up!

We do not outsource grocery shopping or cooking.  I prefer buying food in person and I enjoy cooking.  We've tried a ton of meal services, including having a personal chef who comes once or twice a week and cooks several meals at once, but I don't find it to be better than just ordering from a restaurant (or just chipotle!) on nights I don't want to cook.

I'm always on the lookout for outsourcing services.  I saw one recently for cars - they pick up your car from your house and take it wherever it needs to go for an oil change or repair.  Also dry cleaning pick up and delivery is great.  And I saw (but haven't tried yet) that Uber will now pick up packages and mail them at USPS/UPS/Fed Ex.

Our HHI is around 2M.  I think services and experiences make people happier than stuff (at least, it makes me happier).  I drive a very ordinary car, and I'm sure we spend less than most with our HHI on showy things.  But outsourcing, plus restaurants, vacations, theater, entertainment and of course donating to causes we support - that's where our money goes![/quote]

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