I see it differently. I am often urging my wife to pay to have things done that she is capable of doing, but doesn't want to. For instance, our sink is leaking where the garbage disposal is, so we want to get rid of the garbage disposal and have the sink re-caulked. Not a big project, something she is perfectly able to do, but she doesn't want to do it. As a matter of fact, it fills her with dread and anxiety, and she will make a 30 min project take 3 days, b/c she so doesn't want to do it. I am estimating it will cost $80 if I call my plumber. Yes, I could also do it myself. However, that would involve a fight, because I don't know how, I would end up asking for her help because some connection would leak, she'd be mad at me for asking for help because she is going to take care of it "later", I'd be mad at her for being mad at me, my kid would misbehave b/c that is how he reacts to us fighting, the dogs would get anxious and start barking, my kid would yell at the dogs, I'd yell at my kid for his lack of empathy... Just pay the damn $80.
And yes, if my wife or I wanted to wander in and work an extra 4, 8, or 12 hours we would get time and a half and a thank you note sent to the house from our manager (literally. Nice managers.)