Want to find some lost time? It’s time to Outsource at home – delegate what you don’t have time to do; what you don’t enjoy doing; or what another person (an expert) can undertake more efficiently and more economically that you.
Start from this premise: My Time is Money. Work out your hourly rate and then apply that rate to the jobs you perform at home. For example, if your time is worth $100 an hour and you spend 4 hours cleaning your home this weekend, that clean was worth $400 of your time. You could have paid a cleaner $25 an hour, and because the cleaner is an expert he would have completed the job in 3 hours, costing you $75 (instead of $400) and buying you back 4 hours of time to spend on something else. Simple.
Here are 50 Jobs you can Outsource at Home today:
1. general cleaning
2. carpet cleaning
3. window cleaning
4. cleaning out the gutters
5. housekeeping (cleaning plus tidying)
6. meal planning
7. meal preparation
8. food shopping, unpacking and putting away
9. shopping for and wrapping gifts
10. clothes washing, folding and putting away
11. ironing
12. de-cluttering your cupboards
13. de-cluttering your garage
14. arranging your hard-rubbish collection
15. sorting your un-used toys and clothes and dropping them off to a charity
16. a big spring-clean
17. mowing the lawn
18. weeding the garden
19. pruning plants, planting and maintaining your garden
20. removing garden waste and taking it to landfill
21. babysitting
22. nannying
23. Mothers Helper (a combination of nanny and someone happy to do some light cleaning and other household chores)
24. before and after school care
25. dog walking
26. pet grooming/ washing
27. pet sitting
28. taking your pet to their annual check-up at the vet
29. house sitting
30. caring/ companion for an elderly dependent
31. home manager/ personal assistant
32. someone to wait at home for the plumber/ electrician/ delivery man
33.someone to assemble your new Ikea furniture
34. someone to program your TV
35. someone to fix your home IT issues
36. basic home maintenance
37. packing up and managing your home move
38. tutoring
39. someone to run your errands/ collect your dry cleaning
40. someone to pay the bills
41. someone to open your mail when you are out of town
42. someone to put out and bring in the bins when you are away
43. an expert to style your living areas
44. someone to sort through your 1000 photos and put them in on-line albums
45. an expert to book your next holiday
46. someone to clean up your inbox and sort out your folders
47. someone to systemise your home office
48. someone to source and order the basics online: kids undies; socks; school supplies
49. an expert to clean and maintain your pool
50. an expert to clean and maintain your car
Oh I love to Outsource! The list is practically endless! What do you Outsource at home?
Time Stylers founder Kate Christie is a time management expert, international speaker and best selling author. Her next book, SMART Time Management for Doctors will be published in early 2017. Connect with Kate to have her speak at your next event or to help you and your team improve your productivity.
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