I prefer to purchase everything on-line rather than wasting time running errands, including food, since I'm lucky to have an organic delivery service in my area. I usually save money on gas, wear and tear on vehicle, less stress because I don't have to deal with traffic or parking, often get better deals, and better quality products (in many cases). The quality of produce is much better usually then the stores because the company is very picky about what they will accept. I was realizing just how time consuming it is to find all the food I need even though I stick to the produce section. The cost seemed to even be more going to the store versus ordering, even with the delivery fee. I also don't have to lug heavy bags up stairs to get into my apt. I'm often able to buy 2 weeks worth of food at once. Occasionally I run out of certain things before then or I over buy, but I'm getting better at figuring it out. Only having to buy food twice a month keeps things super simple.
Meals-being raw has eliminated cooking and uncooking takes very little time. Most of my meals are made in under 5 minutes unless I juice or make batches of food in advance. There's very little to cleanup afterwards. Just sticking with very simple, yet tasty recipes has worked well. Eat produce as is, of course, is the quickest-grab a bowl of fruits or veggies and you're done. Maybe throw on dressing or a marinade. Many who make more complicated raw meals or cook, can just make food in advance and freeze them. If you don't care what you eat, just have tons of canned and microwave meals.
Grooming-for the most part this is done quickly. I can easily take 2 minute showers on most days. A little longer if I do my hair. Hair doesn't need to be washed often, though other things may need to be done to it. Sticking with a simple hair method such as Co-Washing (
Dimond Health: Personal Care) eliminates time, money and amount of products. Using natural products and methods helps eliminate a lot of time as well. Really for men, grooming should always be quick. Women, it just depends on our "issues". Most women are more beautiful natural than they realize and really don't need to spend much time on themselves. Regardless there's quick methods for everything.
Cleaning my home is the only thing I haven't figured out yet because I don't enjoy it. Didn't like having a cleaning service even more though. Laundry and washing dishes are quick and simple. I'm very neat and organized so this helps. But I still haven't found an efficient cleaning method. I usually break it up-vacuum one day, clean a bathroom another day, etc. rather than all at once because it would never get done otherwise. I need a cleaning robot.
Or a partner that enjoys cleaning.