[Pention]

I'm struggling with this thought because to me it feels that I want to become full self sustainable.

Which contradicts hiring someone to do my tasks.

My retirement plan (I wanna be independent by 50) is to have time to do all my chores proper and in my time.

Would you say you got used to that lifestyle? Do you earn so much that it doesn't matter from an expenses standpoint?

I'd I would hire someone that would be 5k and more per year which I can't save. 15 y * 5k 75k

[robcohen]

This is a tricky issue to struggle with, and I've done a fair amount of thinking on this. I think that it's worthwhile to become knowledgeable and capable in everything that you hire someone for. There are exceptions which are impossible, like being a doctor, but by and large I think most work is learnable. I just don't think it's okay to say "oh I'm just not a math person, or a person who does physical labor, or a person who can fix a car". Certainly, learning a variety of fields takes time and isn't economically optimal, but that's not what's important.

In the example of cleaning your own home, everyone should be able to do that barring a disability. Learn how to do it, learn to do it well, then offload it to someone else and routinely ensure you know how to do it well. I think a similar approach is useful in business as well. I think middle managers and execs give themselves way too strong of a pass on understanding how to actually do the jobs in their own company. This is partially why so many managers have almost no idea how their internal systems actually work.

Anyway, diatribe over.