necessarysmartassery t1_ixnf6b4 wrote
Reply to comment by zimp3 in LPT Request: How do you find time to clean/maintain the clean house while working fulltime and other responsibilities? by MoonlightPotatoes
Just a couple hours a week helps far more than most people think it does. And depending on who you get, it's not that expensive, either. We need to normalize having housekeeping help again. There's an unnecessary stigma surrounding having someone hired to do it and that needs to go. I pay mine $20/hr right now, but people can be hired for less. I see Facebook ads for it often at $12/hr, sometimes advertising as low as $9.
zimp3 t1_ixnfx62 wrote
Agreed. Our household balance is great because there’s no resentment. We pay a little higher but worth it to help support someone who we have a great relationship with. While it’s both of our ‘jobs’ to keep the home clean and not be total slobs, my wife covers paying the cleaning lady. She could also choose to clean up and not get a maid, but it works out better this way so she can have more free time to dive into her hobbies since she’s not working at the moment. Plus, she’s an amazing chef so less cleaning and more cooking and quality time spent together!
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