I do value things kind of thinking at my hourly pay in my main job, and if for example one job is faster than me doing it, I pay for it. I do have people washing all my windows, including ones on the upper floor, or cleaning my bin, just because I can use my time better instead of doing it. I still do some things myself because they are too expensive to outsource it.
Yep. I get this. But, I tend to take an approach where if I have free time to do it, I will. However, a lot of the service job costs are expensive in Finland. Guessing that is the same in lots of places though.
We will have a Christmas cleaner come a couple days before for a few hours. This is a big help, because we will be hosting about 20 people here, and there is a lot to do that is more valuable than the time spent cleaning.