BUY SOME TIME
A
lthough money can’t buy happiness,
it turns out that money can buy more
time, which leads to more happiness.
A study recently published in the
Proceedings of the National Academy
of Sciences of the United States of America showed
that “buying time” by paying for helpful services
did more to promote happiness than buying mate-
rial objects.
So, instead of spending your limited free time
running around town tending to your never-end-
ing to-do list, take advantage of Calgary’s plethora
of mobile and delivery services. The sheer number
of time-saving services available in the city just
might be an indication of how willing we are to
dole out our cash for a bit of extra time. And, as
a side benefit, you won’t be spending your money
filling your home up with items that you’ll just
have to KonMari later. —K.K.CLEANING
The number-one task most
people want to outsource is
housekeeping — so it makes
sense that there are a huge num-
ber of options. If it’s eco-friendly
residential cleaning you’re after,
Sho Luxury Home Care will get
your home sparkling clean with-
out filling it full of chemicals.
Prices vary per room and square
footage, sholuxuryhomecare.comGROCERY DELIVERY
Grocery shopping can be boring
and time-consuming. Fortunately,
companies such as Spud, Sun-
terra and Save-On-Foods make
it easier with online shopping and
home delivery. And Superstore’s
Click & Collect program lets you
skip the walking-the-aisles and
waiting-in-line parts by purchas-
ing your groceries online (though
you still have to go pick them up).
Spud, free delivery, spud.ca;
Sunterra, $8 delivery,
sunterramarket.com;
Save-On-Foods, $10 delivery,
shop.saveonfoods.com;
Real Canadian Superstore
Click & Collect fee $3 to $5
depending on time of day,
realcanadiansuperstore.caMEAL SERVICE
Like cooking but not the prep
work? Chef’s Plate, Hello Fresh,
The Jolly Table and other meal
services deliver boxes of pre-cut
and measured ingredients along
with the recipes to your door so
you can make a home-cooked,
chef-prepped meal.
Chefs Plate, from $9.75 per
serving, chefsplate.com; Hello
Fresh, from $10.83 per meal,
hellofresh.ca; The Jolly Table,
from $8.99 per meal, jollytable.caMEAL DELIVERY
Having food delivered to your
home is nothing new, but take-out
is getting fresher and faster as the
number of delivery options grows.
One of the latest entries in this
crowded field is UberEats, which
offers delivery from more than 100
local restaurants — although the
fact that McDonalds is at the front
and centre of its marketing says a
lot about its target clientele.
From $5 per delivery, ubereats.caBIKE TUNING
Whether you’ve given up car
commuting in favour of your trusty
two-wheeler or you’re more of a
recreational cyclist, you still need
a way to get your bike tuned up.
Eliminate the hassle of getting
your bike to the shop by having
Velofix come to you. The company
offers a range of repair and main-
tenance options and also does
mobile ski and snowboard service.
Starting at $79, velofix.comPET CARE
Your precious pooch need not
leave the vicinity of your home
for grooming or veterinary care.
Fetching Fido, a fully equipped
mobile dog salon, will roll up
and take care of everything from
nail clipping to basic trims, while
Dekens Housecall Veterinary
Service, one of the first mobile
vet clinics in Calgary, can provide
a full range of pet-health services
in your home. —K.K.
Fetching Fido, grooming starting
at $85, fetchingfido.ca; Dekens
Housecall Veterinary Service,
dekensvet.ca30 avenueJANUARY.18