[rdouble]

Let's say I'm an entry-level freelancer who bills out at $100/hr. ...

1. Work for an hour, generating $100, and spend 20% of that getting someone else to do my laundry.

I know you're just an entry level freelancer, but $25 is actually 25% of $100.

[jmduke]

This is what I get for trying to make cogent points about articles an hour after I've read them. Leaving my comment unedited to better bask in my own shame.

[dannyr]

You're only right if he would be doing laundry every hour.

Let's say he works 8 hours a day for $100/hour. That's $800 a day. For 5 days a week, that's $4000.

Let's say he does 2 laundry a week, that's $50 which is 1.25% of his salary.

No brainer.

rdouble: thanks. I hope I can learn from your "expertise".