Show Notes 1:27 — We got nominated for a “best health and fitness” podcast award!! * 5:20 — March recommends checking out Episode 56: Better Morning Routines. * 6:48 — What benefits can you reap from using services to automate things in your life? * 8:25 — Automating your laundry with LaundryHeap.com * 12:16 — How to automate your grocery shopping * 16:10 — Ian’s experience using TaxFyle.com to outsource his tax preparation. * 19:39 — A few of the lesser known outsourcing services that Darren and Mardee use including Dolly, Fiverr, and 99Designs.com. * 22:00 — How to decide which outsourcing services are the best value for your lifestyle. * 25:50 — Ian reflects on the benefits of having a roommate to “outsource” some activities around the house. * 27:01 —March almost confesses to making phone calls to random people. :-) * 32:00 — The two categories of automation / outsourcing services. * 34:19 — Are we already living in a dystopian future of automation? * 38:42 — Darren offers to do Ian’s taxes. (Not really.) * 40:00 — The precarious task of putting up Christmas lights. * 43:10 —The 3 weirdest things that have been outsourced using TaskRabbit. * 49:45 — The difference between Fiverr and TaskRabbit. * 51:38 — What is Mechanical Turk by Amazon? * 1:00:01 — The different options for food and grocery delivery. * 1:01:00 — The different personal shopping services and how they work. * 1:05:20 — A service called OffTheRecord.com that will contest your traffic tickets on your behalf. * 1:07:19 — Automating the setup of a company and payment system using Atlas by Stripe. * 1:07:59 — Services that automatically coach you on sales calls or for live presentations. * 1:10:01 — Services that help you automate your travel planning. * 1:13:05 — Services like Dolly that can help you find people to move large, heavy objects. * 1:15:05* — How you can get rid of three feet of snow using the Shovler app.

Mentions* 🎙️ Podcast: The Better Show Episode 56 — Better Morning Routines * 📦 Product: TaxFyle * 📱 App: TaskRabbit * 📱 App: Fiverr * 📱 App: Shovler * 📰 Website: Mechanical Turk by Amazon — automate repetitive tasks * 📰 Website: AngiesList * 📰 Website: Craigslist.org * 📰 Website: MyBuilder.com — find tradesmen in the US * 📰 Website: TradePlatform.com.au — find skilled tradespeople in Australia * 📰 Website: Tradesman.ie — find skilled tradespeople in Ireland * 📰 Website: OffTheRecord.com * 📰 Website: Clerky.com — outsource legal paperwork for startups * 📰 Article: Best Grocery Delivery Services 2019 (USA) * 📰 Website: Amazon Fresh * 📰 Website: Brandless * 📰 Website: RideOrDrive.org * 📰 Website: Atlas by Stripe * 📱 App: Dolly * 📺 Video clip: Fake Jim scene from The Office