This is a good point. When we bought a house I immediately got gardener for twice a month because I hate yard work and it was easier than buying a lawn mower an

This is a good point. When we bought a house I immediately got gardener for twice a month because I hate yard work and it was easier than buying a lawn mower and later deciding I don't want to deal with it. We also now have a housekeeper come to clean house once a month, which is SO nice because she does it better and (frankly, sadly) more often than we ever managed to on our own. I feel like a failed adult not being able to clean up after myself, but there's too much else to do in life, and we don't even have kids. All in all, that's $2500 really well spent considering what a tiny fraction it is of our dual income.