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Re:How I automated the boring parts of life by sliverstorm on Wednesday October 24, 2012 @06:25PM (#4695342)
if they save me even 2 hours a week, I've already made my money back

(This depends on whether they save productive hours or idle, underutilized hours)

Re:How I automated the boring parts of life by wtallis on Wednesday October 24, 2012 @11:06PM (#4696181)
You may be undervaluing "idle" time. Unless you find doing laundry to be relaxing, paying someone else to do that kind of task can have a big payoff.