Americans put a price on their free time, and apparently, an hour away from chores is worth $87. That sounds generous until the grocery delivery fee, cleaning bill, and takeout receipt start competing for the same dollars.
The real question isn’t whether free time has value. Nobody needs a spreadsheet to appreciate a Saturday without laundry. The harder question is whether paying someone else to handle a task actually saves enough time, money, and aggravation to justify the expense. Some purchases genuinely make life easier. Others simply move the work somewhere else while quietly charging a premium for the privilege.
