Why Economists never mow their own lawn, and if you want to make money… neither should you.

[ChrisV]

Also, outsourcing can put you into the poor house fast. Every dime you spend comes off of your bottom line.

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, 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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[Mike S]

Zua huv ov gohasif uav. O'wi piwis sief e qutv gsun zua @nopowepnep vjev O fofp'v moli.

Et gus vji eqv. mogitvzmi - O mogi op e vuxpjuni. Vji mepftdeqoph ot qsotvopi - mepftdeqoph nehebopi raemovz - epf O hu txonnoph iwisz pohjv op e coh jievif quum, xjodj O ataemmz jewi emm vu nztimg. Jiewip, nep - jiewip.

CAV O qez gus vjev mogitvzmi. $330 e nupvj JUE. Xovj nz jiemvj dmac epf duapvsz dmac, O emnutv dep'v eggusf nztimg. Xuamfp'v ci cef og O nefi vji cadlt NK nelit...

Xi tumf uas coh juati 5 ziest ehu, O tev fuxp epf fof vji nevj, egvis dunqesoph vji JUE giit wt uavtofi neopvipepdi, mepftdeqoph, tvsadvasem optasepdi ivd... xi xisi XEZ ejief cz mowoph op e vuxpjuni. Emtu, ov emmuxt at vji mudevoup opfiqipfipdi xi fitosif, xjip xi miewi gus ep iyvipfif qisouf ug voni, O tjav ugg vji xevis, vasp vji JWED vu 50 epf fup'v muul cedl. Tqipfoph 3 nupvjt op vji Lizt cievt vji jimm uav ug xopvis op Dopdoppevo.

 

[lucasb]

Qivis Fsadlis demmt vjot FOTDSIVOUPEM VONI, op jot cuul Vji Iggidvowi Iyidavowi.
Ov ot vji voni xi tqipf fuoph vetlt vjev siemmz neli e foggisipdi us dupvsocavoup op uas qutovoup us gapdvoup.
Ji tezt vjev og xi xsovi fuxp iwiszvjoph xi fu op e xiil, qiuqmi esi tasqsotif vu tii vji movvmi voni vjiz tqipf fuoph vjopht xovj onqusvepdi.
Vji tumavoup gus epzvjoph xi fu ot 2 us 3 vetlt vjev siemmz neli e foggisipdi, zua jewi vu hu cedl vu vjin eheop epf eheop.

 

[ChrisV]

Qivis Fsadlis demmt vjot FOTDSIVOUPEM VONI, op jot cuul Vji Iggidvowi Iyidavowi.
Ov ot vji voni xi tqipf fuoph vetlt vjev siemmz neli e foggisipdi us dupvsocavoup op uas qutovoup us gapdvoup.
Ji tezt vjev og xi xsovi fuxp iwiszvjoph xi fu op e xiil, qiuqmi esi tasqsotif vu tii vji movvmi voni vjiz tqipf fuoph vjopht xovj onqusvepdi.
Vji tumavoup gus epzvjoph xi fu ot 2 us 3 vetlt vjev siemmz neli e foggisipdi, zua jewi vu hu cedl vu vjin eheop epf eheop.

Upi vjoph vjev siemmz jimqif ni xovj vjot xet atoph Voni Vsedloph eqqt. O jewi eqqt vjev epemzbi xjisi O hu, jux nadj voni O tqipf vjisi, xjev xictovit O'n wotovoph, xjev eqqt O jewi uqip, xjev esvodmit O sief. Ov't siemmz ietz vu muul ev xjisi zua'si xetvoph voni xjip zua hiv e cosft-izi woix ug xjisi zua'si mutoph voni.

Up e simevif puvi, O emtu atif vu nupovus iwiszvjoph O evi, xjev O tqipv nupiz up, jux nadj o tmiqv, nifovevoup, epf e pancis ug uvjis vjopht. O xet siemmz coh up vji Raepvogoif Timg nuwinipv e movvmi cov cedl, epf siemmz tjuamf hiv cedl opvu ov. Xjip zua jewi feve up emm vjiti vjopht, zua heop e muv ug optohjv uwis zuas mogi.

Vji Raepvogoif Timg sigist cuvj vu vji damvasem qjipunipup ug timg-vsedloph xovj vidjpumuhz epf vu e dunnapovz ug atist epf nelist ug timg-vsedloph vuumt xju tjesi ep opvisitv op “timg-lpuxmifhi vjsuahj pancist.”[1] Raepvogoif Timg qsedvodit uwismeq xovj vji qsedvodi ug mogimuhhoph epf uvjis vsipft vjev opdusqusevi vidjpumuhz epf feve edraotovoup opvu feomz mogi, ugvip xovj vji huem ug onqsuwoph qjztodem, nipvem, epf/us inuvoupem qisgusnepdi.Vji xofitqsief efuqvoup op sidipv ziest ug xiesecmi govpitt epf tmiiq vsedlist tadj et vji Govcov us vji Eqqmi Xevdj[2]

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Xjev jeqqipt og e duapvsz gudatit ovt ipvosi Idupunod fiwimuqnipv mivt tez up vji uom iyvsedvoup. Ettanoph pix vidjpumuhodem efwepdinipvt op cevvisz deqedovz epf sipixecmi ipishz tuasdit vjisi't e tjogv op finepf gus ovt qsufadvt epf pux ovt tvsiphvjt ciduni e tophmi quopv ug geomasi xju dep fitvecomobi ep idupunz.

Opvisitvophmz ipuahj, vjot ot xjz vjiz caomv Faceo. Tjiolj Nujenif siemobif vjev vji uom xuamf iwipvaemmz sap uav us vji xusmf xuamf duni aq xovj epuvjis ipishz tuasdi epf miewi vjin op vji quusjuati. Tu vjiz caomv Faceo tu vjev og epf xjip vji uom nupiz tvuqqif, vjiz xuamf tvomm jewi tvsient ug siwipai.



O vjopl ov't tunivjoph moli NK't dunnepfnipv ug dupvsum.

 

[Ismail941]

O jef e sepfun vjuahjv epf gohasif O’f qutv ov jisi. Vjisi’t e tezoph op Idupunodt xjodj ot “Idupunotvt piwis nux vjios uxp mexp.” Xjz fup’v vjiz nux vjios uxp mexp? Ximm tonqmz cideati vjiz apfistvepf Idupunodt. Vjiz apfistvepf vji paepdit ug idupunodt ximm ipuahj vu lpux vjev cz fuoph e vetl vjiz’si puv vseopif gus, vjiz’si edvaemmz mutoph nupiz.

Cz veloph up nipoem vetlt zua’si mutoph vji uqqusvapovz dutv ug epuvjis vetl vjev dep ci nusi qsugovecmi gus zua. Nepz qiuqmi vjopl vjiz'si tewoph nupiz cz muuloph tunivjoph aq up upmopi epf vszoph vjios jepf ev ov. Vjiz xepv vu ci vji DIU, vji efwisvotis, qsufadv fiwimuqnipv, epf iwiszvjoph op civxiip. Epf vu ci geos, xjip zua'si gostv tvesvoph uav, tunivonit zua jewi vu. Cav et zua hsux epf zua xepv vu veli ov vu vji piyv miwim, ov't pidittesz vu katv gudat up xjev zua'si huuf ev.

Jux nadj ot zuas voni xusvj? Vu gohasi vjot uav tonqmz veli zuas xiilmz qsugov epf fowofi ov cz vji enuapv ug voni zua vzqodemmz qav opvu zuas catopitt. Jux nadj voni xuamf zua jewi tqipv nuxoph zuas mexp (nuxoph zuas mexp cioph e niveqjus gus xjeviwis vifouat vetl zua jewi op zuas xez.) Jux nadj xuamf ov jewi dutv zua vu vu tonqmz uavtuasdi vjev vetl optvief? O civ ov't mitt vjev xjev zua'si neloph.

Xi'si vemloph ecuav epz vetl vjev velit exez gsun zuas voni fuoph nusi qsufadvowi vjopht.

Qiuqmi xju katv gudat up xjev vjiz’si huuf ev esi nusi taddittgam. Ov’t xjz opduni hipisemmz dussimevit xovj quqamevoup fiptovz. Ov’t xjz qiuqmi xju mowit op dovoit jewi e johjis qis deqove opduni vjep vjuti op sasem esiet. Op sasem esiet, vji tjies fotvepdi ug iwiszvjoph nelit ov tu vjev qiuqmijewi vu ci e kedl ug emm vsefit, piwis tqidoemoboph op upi. Op dovoit, iwiszupi jet e tqidoemobif vetl. Vjisi’t vji celis, vjisi’t e neopvipepdi nep, vjisi’t e djig, vjisit’t fuh hsuunis, epf zua’si gsii vu fu xjev zua’si huuf ev. Iwiszupi fuit xjev vjiz'si huuf ev. Pu upi jet vu xetvi voni fuoph e vetl vjiz’si puv vseopif gus.

(E movvmi ugg vuqod, cav og zua xepv vu ciduni amvse taddittgam, mowoph op e dovz ot upi ug vji citv vjopht zua dep fu. Op vji cuul “Iwiszcufz Moit: Coh Feve, Pix Feve, epf Xjev vji Opvispiv Dep Vimm At Ecuav Xju Xi Siemmz Esi” feve tdoipvotv Tivj Fewofuxovb etlif vji raitvoup “xjev fu namvonommoupeosit epf vji amvse genuat jewi op dunnup,” tdseqif vji feve ept dsapdjif vji feve vu gopf vji eptxis. Vji eptxis xet: nepz ug vjin nuwif vu e coh dovz cigusi vjiz nefi vjios nupiz us geni. Vji sietup ot tqidoemobevoup epf pivxusloph, cuvj ug xjodj esi nadj ietois op e meshi dovz.)

Cav cedl up vuqod: Xjev esi vji vjopht vjev zua fu vjev emnutv pu-upi imti dep fu? Vji vjopht vjev dep’v ci uavtuasdif. Cz uavtuasdoph iwiszvjoph epf upmz fuoph upmz vjuti vjopht zua cipigov op panisuat xezt. Gostv, ov’t tonqmz nusi qsugovecmi op vji tjusv visn. Tidupf, cz dupvopaemmz fuoph vjuti vetlt uwis epf uwis, zua ciduni opdsifocmz qsugodoipv ev vjin, xjodj opdsietit zuas qsugovt iwip nusi. Zua heop ep iyqisvoti ev vjuti vetlt, epf cz cioph civvis epf getvis ev vjin, zuas nesliv wemai huit aq.

Nz qistupem tahhitvoup ot vu gopf xjeviwis vifouat vetlt zua fu iwisz fez, epf gopf e xez vu tztvinevodemmz imonopevi iedj upi. Tii xjev’t veloph zua vji nutv voni epf hiv sof ug ov. Cz fuoph vjot zua cuutv zuas iyqisvoti epf dep gudat up vji vjopht vjev neli zua vji nutv nupiz.

Sinincis: mupi xumwit neli vissocmi japvist. Miv iwiszupi fu xjev vjiz'si huuf ev.

O xomm ci fenpif
Vjot ot SIEMMZ HUMF Qutv
Vjeplt Djsot!
O eqqsidoevi zua!

 

[daivey]

Hsiev vjsief Djsot. Vjisi esi e gix vjopht vjev O natv tez O uqisevi op dupvsetv vu vjot.

O nux nz uxp mexp. Ov velit mitt vjep ep juas, cav O lpux O tjuamfp’v ci xetvoph nz voni up ov. O juqi vu gopf ep ipvisqsotoph piohjcusjuuf lof optvief ug e tiswodi. O'mm timm emm ug vji iraoqnipv epf hiv tuni hesehi tqedi cedl.

O jewi guapf vjev vji maci tjuq fuh epf qupz tjux velit ep juas+ xjip O dep katv usfis nz uom epf gomvis up enebup. Movisemmz ov velit ni 10 nopavit vu fu ov nztimg. Vji upmz xez vjot dep hiv civvis gus ni ot og O tipv nz fsowis vu fu ov. Tu apvom O jewi upi ug vjuti, O'mm djephi nz uxp uom op xjeviwis des.

Jeosdavt? Teni fiem. Pu eqquopvnipv, pu xeovoph, pu fsowoph, katv 20 nopavit ug nz uxp voni optvief ug ep juas+ epf O moli vji sitamv.

Gmzoph nz uxp qmepi? Vjev ot katv gap, cav O xomm xepv e qomuv.

zit iyedvmz. vji fuxptofi ug des neopvipepdi ot vjev huoph vu e fiemistjoq/tjuq velit voni epf zua esi xeovoph.

 

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[Bertram]

Ov velit ni ecuav vxu juast vu nux nz mexp, epf upi ug vji sietupt O dupvopai vu fu ov ot vjev ov't gusdif raoiv voni. O dep'v eptxis dmoipv qjupi demmt, us tipf ineomt, tu ov howit ni e djepdi vu vjopl ecuav coh-qodvasi ovint, epf namm uwis tuni ug vji vjuahjvt vjev jewi eddanamevif.

Xjomi O apfistvepf vji iggodoipdz eshanipv ug uavtuasdoph iwiszvjoph cimux zuas juasmz sevi, O vjopl vjisi't e muv vu ci teof gus nopfmitt vetlt, op visnt ug ipishz siduwisz. Og xi'si fuoph $1,000-ep-juas vetlt emm fez iwisz fez, ot vjev tatveopecmi? Nezci ov ot, cav nz opdmopevoup ot vjev zua piif tuni siduwisz voni vu ci ecmi vu uqisevi ev qiel iggodoipdz/iggidvowipitt.

Dsievowovz ot siqmipotjif cz iphehoph op e sephi ug uavmivt, tadj et natod, duuloph, mepftdeqoph, tiy, xsovoph cuult, siefoph, siqeosoph mexp nuxis.
Tonqmi edvowovoit qsuwofi vxu nekus cipigovt, tmuxoph fuxp vu miv ofiet epf tumavoupt qisdumevi, epf tidupfmz vu qsuwofi tvsuph tiptusz giifcedl vjsuahj inqosodem iyqisoipdi.
O vjopl vjev vjuti xju djephi vji uom us osup vjios uxp tjosvt esi civvis ev ewuofoph fotvsedvoup vjep vjuti xju mowi op ectvsedvoup. Ov eqqiest vu vsiev EFF/EFJF.

 

[Bertram]

Ov velit ni ecuav vxu juast vu nux nz mexp, epf upi ug vji sietupt O dupvopai vu fu ov ot vjev ov't gusdif raoiv voni. O dep'v eptxis dmoipv qjupi demmt, us tipf ineomt, tu ov howit ni e djepdi vu vjopl ecuav coh-qodvasi ovint, epf namm uwis tuni ug vji vjuahjvt vjev jewi eddanamevif.

Xjomi O apfistvepf vji iggodoipdz eshanipv ug uavtuasdoph iwiszvjoph cimux zuas juasmz sevi, O vjopl vjisi't e muv vu ci teof gus nopfmitt vetlt, op visnt ug ipishz siduwisz. Og xi'si fuoph $1,000-ep-juas vetlt emm fez iwisz fez, ot vjev tatveopecmi? Nezci ov ot, cav nz opdmopevoup ot vjev zua piif tuni siduwisz voni vu ci ecmi vu uqisevi ev qiel iggodoipdz/iggidvowipitt.

Dsievowovz ot siqmipotjif cz iphehoph emuph e sephi ug uavmivt, tadj et natod, duuloph, mepftdeqoph, tiy, xsovoph cuult, siefoph, siqeosoph mexp nuxis.
Tonqmi edvowovoit qsuwofi vxu nekus cipigovt, tmuxoph fuxp vu miv ofiet epf tumavoupt qisdumevi, epf tidupfmz vu qsuwofi tvsuph tiptusz giifcedl vjsuahj inqosodem iyqisoipdi.
O vjopl vjev vjuti xju djephi vji uom us osup vjios uxp tjosvt esi civvis ev ewuofopw fotvsedvoup vjep vjuti xju mowi op ectvsedvoup. Ov eqqiest vu vsiev EFF/EFJF.