There are certain aspects one should keep in mind when they have other people do work for them. During this economy, one must keep their finances in order during these times. Is your time better spent elsewhere if you're able to work, or should you do your own cleaning in order to save money? The trade off is the your time vs how much people want to clean your house/mow your lawn/shovel your driveway*.

Some people make jokes, as do I, about,"It's not worth my time."

A question one should raise before stating such or inquiring about services, "Can I earn money while they're cleaning, or am I just being lazy?" It's important to make sure people are saving as much money as they can, also working when they can. People need to be saving up in case they lose their job, or some other issue arises where they must have a pillow to fall back on.

Think about how you spend money and how you manage your resources.

* note: I pay a company to perform full services so I can work and not be bothered.