5 Ways To Free Up Your Time By Outsourcing Household Chores
Household chores are among the most time-consuming tasks in the world. Did you know that an average homeowner spends about one-eighth of his or her life doing household chores? Are they really worth the time you are spending on them? Some of the things you do to keep your home in a top-notch condition can easily be outsourced.
Think about the chores that take up the majority of your time while being stressful. Now imagine what would happen if you never had to do them anymore. Outsourcing involves certain expenses, but many people would rather pay than doing something on their own. Meanwhile, an expert, who enjoys doing his or her job, can complete the task much faster and achieve outstanding results.
Let’s talk about 5 top household chores, which you may want to consider outsourcing.
Appliance Repair
Fridges, toilets, lighting fixtures, washing machines, and switches often break down when you expect it to happen the least. Today, you can find a YouTube video to help you fix anything you want. But is it really worth the hassle? You may waste hours of your time and end up with a ruined appliance.
Dog Walking
Waking up early in the morning and hurrying home every evening to walk your favorite pet is stressful. You can’t have any plans for sleeping in or going bowling with your co-workers. In order to avoid this daily stress, you can hire a dog walker.
The hourly rate for dog walkers isn’t high. For about $15 to $30, you can have a peace of mind and a freedom of movement while your dog is happily walked.
Professional Shirt Cleaning
Of course, washing, drying and even ironing your clothes can be done by special machines these days. But your shirt will never look as crispy clean and starched when you try to take care of it at home. Professional cleaners and dry cleaners can save your time, make the clothes last longer, and allow you to feel better when putting them on.
Shoveling Snow
It’s snowstorm time! Which means you have to get up an hour earlier to clean your driveway. Of course, it’s a great exercise, but only when you are physically capable of handling such activities. Many people have health problems, which can worsen during extensive exercises in the cold.
Meanwhile, outsourcing the job to a professional or even to the next-door neighbor’s teenage kid can be a wonderful low-cost solution.
Yard Work
The spring is here and you are spending all of your free time taking care of your yard. Cleaning the gutters, planting the flowers, trimming the trees, applying pesticides, and much more. You can be sure that a professional does this job much faster and achieves better results. By outsourcing this task, you can avoid dealing with pesticides and getting back pain from bending down to the ground
Some of the items on this list I enjoy doing and some I absolutely hate to do. I will balance my time and money by doing the things I enjoy doing and then outsourcing the rest.