When it comes to household chores, most of us have to just get on with it. However, there are some jobs that you can pay others to do which will save you time and reduce your stress levels. Let’s take a look at how you can make your life a little bit easier with some paid help.

Cleaning

In the UK, we spend an average of between one to four hours per week cleaning our homes. Those with full time jobs and children get even less time to do household chores and are usually the most pressed for time. 

Hiring someone to come into your home to clean for an hour a week can make all the difference. Average costs for cleaners are between £15-£20 per hour. A small price to pay for some free time with your kids or just the pleasure of a clean home.

Window cleaning

Perhaps the most common service that homeowners in the UK pay for is window cleaning. Depending on the size of your property, and, of course, the number of windows, you can expect to pay between £8-£35 for window cleaning. 

Many people opt for a monthly window cleaning service although this depends on how clean you want your windows. For many of us, this service is not a luxury but a necessity if we are unable to climb a ladder or reach high windows.

Food delivery

There are various food delivery options available in the UK. From your weekly grocery delivery to meal kits and take-out. In fact, around 60% of people in the UK use online grocery shopping at least occasionally with some 20% using it all the time. It’s great for busy parents and working singletons.

Home delivery of your weekly shopping saves you time and effort with your groceries being delivered to your front door for a small fee. For working professionals, meal kits like HelloFresh are the perfect choice with the preparation time reduced and little or no waste. While takeout is a great one-off treat for everyone as a break from cooking.

Gardening

Whether you just don’t have the time or gardening is not your thing, paying for gardening services gets the job done in a professional way without you having to spend the time and effort making it happen. 

Plenty of people make a living from doing other people’s gardening so you’re not just saving yourself time, you’re also contributing to the local economy. Apart from having a great looking garden that accentuates your home, you also have a nice place to relax when you do have some free time.

Laundry

Doing laundry may take longer than you think. By the time you have sorted out your loads, separated colours from whites, found all those stray socks, put your washing in the machine, taken it out, hung it up, taken it down when it’s dry, ironed, folded and put it away, that’s a lot of hours!

Making use of laundry services can save you a lot of time and effort, not to mention the monotony of this essential chore. If you could be earning money in the time that you would otherwise spend doing your laundry it’s definitely worth the cost.