[jakejake]

When you're working for yourself or in a situation where you can work more hours and make more money (freelance, sales, whatever) then you can lose money by being cheap. Anything that can be hired out at a lower hourly rate than your own should be hired out. The catch is that you actually have to spend that time you saved working and earning income!

If you have a fixed salary, though, you might as well do those things for yourself if you have the skill.

[sliverstorm]

Well, if you have a fixed salary you probably work 40+ hours per week. This means your free time becomes scarce, and its value increases.

[leviathant]

I understand that perspective, however I feel that there are experiences more valuable than money. Even when I was scraping by month to month during college, I blew time and money on experiences that no amount of work for hire would ever get me.