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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We outsource everything we can.

Biweekly cleaners - $200 a month
Local teen to do lawn mowing and yardwork - $40 a visit
Peapod for groceries - $5 or free
Premade dinners half the time from Trader Joe's or Whole Foods, etc. - we spend $1,000 on food a month

We're 98%, but we did this years ago. We're both out of the house 50+ hours a week, and want to spend our free time with the kids, not doing chores. It's really not all that expensive, compared to the value of our time.  [/quote]

Then you don't know how to work efficiently around your house.  We are 96% and DH and I also are out of the house 50+ hrs/week, yet we don't outsource anything and have plenty of time with our kids.

The housecleaning is one I really don't understand.  My kids are still younger, so if may be a little different, but when they are using the restroom before bath time I scrub the tub down when needed, when they are in the tub I wipe down the baseboards, empty the garbage can, wipe down the sink and scrub the toilet.  I split these smaller chores up into 1 or 2 a night so it takes literally 5 mins a night.  We have all of the other chores spread out throughout the week - vacuum upstairs one night, vacuum downstairs another night, laundry is thrown in by DH in the mornings a few mornings a week and I fold it the one load and put it away that night.  My point is you can do it all in a small increments throughout the week and really never notice a difference in your time.

Lawn work is something we have always done as a family.  DH or I cut the grass while the other picks weeds, plants new flowers and plays in the yard with the kids.  Within an hour or 2 it's all done and we continue to play in the yard.

There was  study once that showed people who make meals from scratch spend the same amount of time in a kitchen as those that use premade meals.  I always thought it would be much harder, but if you prep your foods when you get them from the grocery store you can make meals super quick at night.

As for peapod, well I don't shop at Giant.  I go out of my way to Harris Teeter because the produce and meat are generally better and with coupons you can save more at HT than any other grocery store in the area.  I spend about 20-30 mins a week on making a grocery list and pulling coupons (coupons, grocery list, and meal planning..done!) and then about 30 min/week at the grocery store.  I only buy what's on my list, I shop by sales/coupons only, and I know where exactly where everything is in the store.

So, it is possible to not outsource much and still have plenty of time with your family.  I don't spend my weekends cleaning or doing errands because we have a system down during the week.  I have to also say that I get up at 5am to start my day.  No a criticism to pp, but in similar threads ppl have mentioned getting up at 7am which seems really late for a workday.[/quote]

You don't get it. I don't WANT to work efficikently on chores, I want to outsource them.[/quote]

I do get it - you're lazy!  Hope your DC make enough to outsource since they won't know how to clean up after themselves.[/quote]

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