You're missing the overarching point here though, the point is that often outsourcing saves you money. It's not to say you should outsource then go play FarmVille. You should outsource then go do things you specialize in. Or go play FarmVille if it's worth it to you. Whatever.Also, outsourcing can put you into the poor house fast. Every dime you spend comes off of your bottom line.
Also, the post isn't about literal lawnmowing lol. It's a metaphor. Imagine Jeff Bezos taking time out of an important merger meeting to go mop the third floor of Amazon HQ. Imagine a $300/hr master electrician spending 3 hours cleaning up, rather than just hiring someone and paying them $12 an hour to do it. In both cases they're taking time away from what they're good at to go handle tasks that can easily be outsourced.
My tenants have that attitude. They won't do anything that they don't wanna do. OK. That's why they are my tenants rather homeowners. And yes, I can hire someone to do all the chores around here. At times I do. BUT, there is NO chore that I'm too good to do.
And some people prefer being tenants and not homeowners. I almost got a condescending tone regrading tenants in that paragraph as if tenants are suckers and homeowners are the intelligent elite. There are tons of very wealthy people who choose to not own a home for that exact reason. They don't want to be bothered with maintenance tasks that have a market value of around $12/hr. I've owned homes and in my opinion, it sucks. I really don't have the time or energy that comes with all the crap that comes with home ownership. I'd rather just spend the time doing stuff I'm good at rather than trimming the hedges that I can pay someone $12/hr for. A lot of people choose to not own homes. There are apartments in Manhattan that cost $40,000/mo. Those tenants could easily buy a home if they wanted to but they don't want to be bothered with menial tasks such as trimming the hedges or doing taxes or all the other headaches that come with owning a home.. Sure, sometimes it's pure laziness and short-sightedness, but often times it's the smartest decision.
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