The Money with Katie Show How to Buy Back Your Time: Outsourcing Tasks with Farnoosh Torabi
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Apr 20, 2022 AI Snips
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Workload Doubles Post-Move
- Katy's workload doubled after moving into a bigger house, crushing her free time and Rocky Mountain dream.
- Instead of leisure, her weekdays and weekends were consumed by work, cooking, and cleaning chores.
Women Bear Most Household Labor
- Women do over six more hours weekly housework than men, including invisible household tasks.
- Women often serve as the household's executive assistant, managing visible and unseen domestic logistics.
Reluctance to Outsource Explained
- Reluctance to outsource often stems from frugality, feelings of personal failing, and discomfort paying others.
- There’s concern it might signal thinking others' time is less valuable, showing internalized societal pressure.