I admit it’s indulgent due to the additional cost but I often buy pre-cut fruit which my husband and I enjoy every morning as part of our continental breakfast. I also have eliminated many trips to the stores by ordering online. I truly value my time and much prefer an opportunity to read over tasks that I don’t enjoy.
This is such a clever hack! It's a time-saver but also probably a health-booster, since you may well eat more fruit than if you had to cut it! You have also given me a great idea to simplify my own life ...
I had never thought of this before...spending money to save time, but I see that I do it! My first thought is that I'd rather purchase certain things online and have them delivered to my door rather than endure traffic and have to go to several stores to find what I'm looking for (if I even find it). I will also sometimes go to a closer more expensive grocery store because I don't want to spend the extra time going to the less expensive one that's a bit further away. I had considered hiring someone to mow the lawn, but realized I really enjoy spending time in the yard and tending to the landscaping, which I suppose might indirectly relate to this research!
These are both great examples - ordering things to be delivered and using a more expensive but closer grocery store! Maybe your psychology background led you to intuitively make those choices even without knowing the research?!?
About six months ago, I was provided cleaning as part of a warranty claim. I loved it so much, I continue on a monthly basis. It is so worth my time to pay to keep the house tidy!
That's a perfect illustration of the power of spending money to save time - and so funny that you would never have realized it without getting it for free initially! And I bet having a clean house ALSO brings you happiness!
I clean my own house (not well, nor consistently) and your comment makes me feel like monthly cleaning might well be a GREAT idea!
Love your suggestions, as always. Particularly, the way you support your personal applications with actual scientific research. When my ex-husband was in the Navy, I made close friends with two other neighbors and we alternated making dinners for 3 families instead of just our own. We agreed ahead of time we could skip for any reason, but it worked out that we generally had two nights off each week and fixing the one BIG meal was not that much harder--or expensive. An important side benefit was the increased commitment and camaraderie in our little dinner party community among our group--which you've talked about before.
This is such a great example - of giving and community and saving time! Thank you for sharing it (and I wish I'd done the same when my kids were little)!
I love to cook and eat well but sometimes life gets in the way. I love buying fresh ready-made dishes at our grocery store - like lemon dill salmon or manicotti. It feels like a treat and always makes everyone feel good when time is short.
If it were me, I would spend the money on a helper. One who could cook nutritious meals in my home, clean up and help with the children. These used to be called mother’s helpers. They would come in for a few hours a day and pick up the slack wherever you needed it, make meals and even watch the children while you took a nap, or did the stuff only you could do. That would be the best solution in my book. I find restaurant food delicious as the next guy, but not nutritious or economical right now. A home cooked meal can include vegetables and the recipe can be doubled and the extra frozen for another meal.
Love this idea! I had this type of person (paid for by my health care plan) after giving birth to my second and third child - they cooked dinner, did some laundry, and played with my older child while I was sleeping or with the baby. I think it was called a post-partum doula and it was fabulous!
I admit it’s indulgent due to the additional cost but I often buy pre-cut fruit which my husband and I enjoy every morning as part of our continental breakfast. I also have eliminated many trips to the stores by ordering online. I truly value my time and much prefer an opportunity to read over tasks that I don’t enjoy.
This is such a clever hack! It's a time-saver but also probably a health-booster, since you may well eat more fruit than if you had to cut it! You have also given me a great idea to simplify my own life ...
I had never thought of this before...spending money to save time, but I see that I do it! My first thought is that I'd rather purchase certain things online and have them delivered to my door rather than endure traffic and have to go to several stores to find what I'm looking for (if I even find it). I will also sometimes go to a closer more expensive grocery store because I don't want to spend the extra time going to the less expensive one that's a bit further away. I had considered hiring someone to mow the lawn, but realized I really enjoy spending time in the yard and tending to the landscaping, which I suppose might indirectly relate to this research!
These are both great examples - ordering things to be delivered and using a more expensive but closer grocery store! Maybe your psychology background led you to intuitively make those choices even without knowing the research?!?
About six months ago, I was provided cleaning as part of a warranty claim. I loved it so much, I continue on a monthly basis. It is so worth my time to pay to keep the house tidy!
That's a perfect illustration of the power of spending money to save time - and so funny that you would never have realized it without getting it for free initially! And I bet having a clean house ALSO brings you happiness!
I clean my own house (not well, nor consistently) and your comment makes me feel like monthly cleaning might well be a GREAT idea!
Love your suggestions, as always. Particularly, the way you support your personal applications with actual scientific research. When my ex-husband was in the Navy, I made close friends with two other neighbors and we alternated making dinners for 3 families instead of just our own. We agreed ahead of time we could skip for any reason, but it worked out that we generally had two nights off each week and fixing the one BIG meal was not that much harder--or expensive. An important side benefit was the increased commitment and camaraderie in our little dinner party community among our group--which you've talked about before.
This is such a great example - of giving and community and saving time! Thank you for sharing it (and I wish I'd done the same when my kids were little)!
I love to cook and eat well but sometimes life gets in the way. I love buying fresh ready-made dishes at our grocery store - like lemon dill salmon or manicotti. It feels like a treat and always makes everyone feel good when time is short.
Great example of spending some $$ to save some time! And this reply is making me hungry ... manicotti is one of my favorites!
If it were me, I would spend the money on a helper. One who could cook nutritious meals in my home, clean up and help with the children. These used to be called mother’s helpers. They would come in for a few hours a day and pick up the slack wherever you needed it, make meals and even watch the children while you took a nap, or did the stuff only you could do. That would be the best solution in my book. I find restaurant food delicious as the next guy, but not nutritious or economical right now. A home cooked meal can include vegetables and the recipe can be doubled and the extra frozen for another meal.
Love this idea! I had this type of person (paid for by my health care plan) after giving birth to my second and third child - they cooked dinner, did some laundry, and played with my older child while I was sleeping or with the baby. I think it was called a post-partum doula and it was fabulous!