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Married for 13 years, kids of 11 and 8. I consider Thwarted's comment > The big trick is to respect the people you live with, to have empathy for them, and mos

Married for 13 years, kids of 11 and 8. I consider Thwarted's comment > The big trick is to respect the people you live with, to have empathy for them, and most importantly to realize that in the long-term you are going to be a lot better off if you adopt a policy of "I'll fix this as soon as I find an issue" Very insightful. I know I don't do as much housework, to the point that I hired out the lawn work. So when I can, I do. I do the dishes fairly regularly and generally recruit the kids to help. We FaceTime with my parents every Sunday at 7 pm. While Grammy, PePa, and the kids read Harry Potter round-robin, my wife and I are in the background folding laundry. My wife has total freedom to have a made service come in. I will never argue with that. Does money buy happiness? I don't know, but it definitely buys time to pursue happiness more efficiently.

sonier 13y ago
> Does money buy happiness? I don't know, but it definitely buys time to pursue happiness more efficiently. Money buys time. The more you are willing to spend to quickly solve some of life's problems, the more time you will have to do what matters to you, whether that be seeking happiness, money or knowledge. Money also takes away distractions. I started using a wash and hold service in NYC. About once a week, on my way to work, I drop off my clothes, on the way home I pick them up washed and folded. Something so simple only saves me ~1 hour a week, but not having to think about and planning to allocate time is worth so much more.