I've found that human help is a surprisingly cost-effective means of personal life automation. A cleaner comes by every week to clean our apartment; a company sends over a box of groceries so we don't have to shop; a nurse takes the twins out for their stroll every other day. All that put together doesn't cost more than $500 per month, and saves us literally dozens of hours. Next I'm looking for someone who'll take care of home maintenance chores. Wish me luck. :-)