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How the Rich Can Buy Time

Why do anything if you can hire someone to do it for you?

By Paul Stinson,  Newser User

Posted May 4, 2008 2:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – Time is truly the currency of the rich, and W offers tips on today's ultimate luxury. How to save a few of those grains in the hourglass:

  1. Delegate: Outsourcing isn’t just for heartless CEOs—pay people to break in your smoking jackets for you.
  2. Don’t bother with books: Enlist a minion to do the reading, then give you the highlights.

  1. Happy birthday, er, whatever: Keep stash of plush but generic gifts on hand for all occasions.
  2. Think in advance: Pre-book a handful of nice villas now; decide where you want to vacation later.
  3. Stay married: Divorce wastes time, money, and emotion. Have affairs instead.
  4. Skip the galas: Bypass all fundraisers—they're major time-wasters. Donating directly saves on taxes.
Click the link below for more ways to horde time.

Keep cashmere on hand to give as gifts.
Keep cashmere on hand to give as gifts.   (Getty Images (by Event))
Keep a concerned-looking philosopher/psychologist, like Karl Jaspers, on the grounds at all times to listen to your staff's moanings.
Keep a concerned-looking philosopher/psychologist, like Karl Jaspers, on the grounds at all times to listen to your staff's moanings.   (Magnum Photos)
Why bother listening to people, when others can do it for you? Cognitive and Schema based psychotherapy with consultant psychologist Michael Cameron, in his consulting room in Bloomsbury.
Why bother listening to people, when others can do it for you? Cognitive and Schema based psychotherapy with consultant psychologist Michael Cameron, in his consulting room in Bloomsbury.   (Magnum Photos)
Outsourcing isn%u2019t just for heartless CEOs.
Outsourcing isn%u2019t just for heartless CEOs.   (AP Photo)
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