Re:
Cleaning, lawn care, manual labor, etc.
Sometimes it makes economic sense to pay people to do these things.
I am a septuagenarian, as is my spouse. No one else left in the home.
Why would we clean the house or cut the lawn when we can hire someone to do it for $25-40 per hour and our professional time is billed in the hundreds of dollars per hour rates?
When I see these posts, they are generally from from young people struggling with the costs of setting up households, educating, feeding and clothing children, etc.
I am the first to say: don�t live beyond your means, but I also don�t believe one must live below one�s means. If HaShem has given you a larger allotment and you take care of maaser and help your family and community you are entitled to enjoy the fruits of your labor.