http://www.urbanmonarch.com/do-my-laundry-how-to-find-a-laundry-service/ Advice for a generation of men raised by women Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:13:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/do-my-laundry-how-to-find-a-laundry-service/#comment-31073 4 hour work week book review / overview: part 3 of 4 at Urban Monarch Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:18:19 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/do-my-laundry-how-to-find-a-laundry-service/#comment-31073 [...] Achieving more by doing less depends on team work.  Probably not the ‘team’ you have in mind though.  T4HWW suggests outsourcing as many menial tasks as you can.  Much as our own Greg has handed over cooking and laundry duties to outside vendors, so can you.  Beyond that though, most of your non-essential computer work, (bill paying, research, gift ordering to name but three) can be handled by low cost ‘virtual assistants’ in India.  Would it be cheaper to do it yourself?  Sure. It is absolutely necessary that you realize that you can always do something more cheaply yourself.  This doesn’t mean you want to spend your time doing it.  If you spend your time, worth $20-25 per hour, doing something that someone else will do for $10 per hour, it’s simply a poor use of resources.  It is important to take baby steps toward paying others to do work for you.  Few do it, which is another reason so few people have their ideal lifestyles. [...] [...] Achieving more by doing less depends on team work.  Probably not the ‘team’ you have in mind though.  T4HWW suggests outsourcing as many menial tasks as you can.  Much as our own Greg has handed over cooking and laundry duties to outside vendors, so can you.  Beyond that though, most of your non-essential computer work, (bill paying, research, gift ordering to name but three) can be handled by low cost ‘virtual assistants’ in India.  Would it be cheaper to do it yourself?  Sure. It is absolutely necessary that you realize that you can always do something more cheaply yourself.  This doesn’t mean you want to spend your time doing it.  If you spend your time, worth $20-25 per hour, doing something that someone else will do for $10 per hour, it’s simply a poor use of resources.  It is important to take baby steps toward paying others to do work for you.  Few do it, which is another reason so few people have their ideal lifestyles. [...]

]]> http://www.urbanmonarch.com/do-my-laundry-how-to-find-a-laundry-service/#comment-16429 Admitting Your Mistakes at Urban Monarch Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:37:07 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/do-my-laundry-how-to-find-a-laundry-service/#comment-16429 [...] This was a really stupid idea. The starch didn’t work as well as commercial products. After about a month, it started to smell bad; like damp towels or moldy carpet. Hell, I don’t even do my own laundry anymore, let alone ironing. [...] [...] This was a really stupid idea. The starch didn’t work as well as commercial products. After about a month, it started to smell bad; like damp towels or moldy carpet. Hell, I don’t even do my own laundry anymore, let alone ironing. [...]

]]> http://www.urbanmonarch.com/do-my-laundry-how-to-find-a-laundry-service/#comment-4802 Greg Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:36:04 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/do-my-laundry-how-to-find-a-laundry-service/#comment-4802 Yeah, I just leave my laundry out in the hall. You can also schedule a pickup while you are there. Yeah, I just leave my laundry out in the hall. You can also schedule a pickup while you are there.

]]> http://www.urbanmonarch.com/do-my-laundry-how-to-find-a-laundry-service/#comment-4764 cash Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:27:23 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/do-my-laundry-how-to-find-a-laundry-service/#comment-4764 My goodness Catherine.. it's like you know me ;-) My goodness Catherine.. it’s like you know me

]]> http://www.urbanmonarch.com/do-my-laundry-how-to-find-a-laundry-service/#comment-4758 Catherine Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:42:09 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/do-my-laundry-how-to-find-a-laundry-service/#comment-4758 Yes, those of us who are paranoid....want to know.... Yes, those of us who are paranoid….want to know….

]]> http://www.urbanmonarch.com/do-my-laundry-how-to-find-a-laundry-service/#comment-4756 cash Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:16:27 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/do-my-laundry-how-to-find-a-laundry-service/#comment-4756 Do you just hang the bag on your outside door or?? Do you just hang the bag on your outside door or??

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