Poll

Do I paint my apartment or do I pay someone to do it for me?

Here are a couple thoughts I put together, but if you have an opinion, please feel free to share.

It will cost me at least $300 to hire someone, not including paint and supplies. There’s something ingrained in me that makes it hard to justify spending money for something that I could, at least in theory, do myself. It’s not like hiring someone to wire my electricity The only skill it requires is being able to hold a brush, I guess.

How do I know the guy I hire won’t come in, charge too much and do a half-assed job? And how do I know he won’t paint, get paid and come back the next night and chop me into little, bit-sized pieces?

But I hate painting. It’s messy and smelly and not fun. I have to put on a coat of primer before I even start, doubling the time I have to spend painting, which I hate. And how much is my time really worth? I have to believe it’s at least $300 plus the cost of paint and supplies.

And I hate asking friends to come help. People are busy. And if they come over to help and do a half assed job I can’t really complain. They’re doing it for free.

What do you think?