Comments on: Outsourcing Home Production

By: SJ

SJ — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:24:20 +0000

Oh yes, I do agree there are additional costs associated with any such decision =)

Inefficiency in transactions suck.

By: SJ

SJ — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:23:08 +0000

Haha… sorry about that, yea you is “someone”

I’m use to using a “general “you”.

I think there should be some kind of justification, not that you are saving money but the same kind of justification you use when you pay for services/products. If not it’s a questionable decision.

By: TFB

TFB — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:05:05 +0000

I agree with SJ. Buying services is exactly the same as buying products. If there are tasks I don’t want to do or I don’t do as well, I pay somebody else and let them do it. No justification is needed. I think TIE is only against the false justification, not against buying services.

By: TIE

TIE — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:44:03 +0000

SJ,

You’re right. The analysis overlooks many things. In a blog post of its length there is room for one idea. In this case, that idea is the financial benefit of outsourcing home production, if any.

Many people hire help so they can work, because they need the income, not because it is fun. Paid child care is one major example, and one where the cost-benefit financial calculation is taken very seriously by many families, as it should be. I know. I’m in one of those families.

By: SJ

SJ — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:25:40 +0000

It feels that this analysis overlooks why you make money… We make it so we can use it for other things. I mean, this is the exact SAME as investing.

You are spending money for time. The question whether it’s worth it depends on what you do in that time. Are you going out having fun, enjoying life? Spending the time to make more money? If hiring someone to do stuff for you will let you enjoy life better than yay.

As long as you don’t try to justify it in the flawed financially way you illustrated above I think it’s fine =)