zimp3 t1_ixnegz9 wrote on November 24, 2022 at 7:51 PM

Reply to comment by necessarysmartassery in LPT Request: How do you find time to clean/maintain the clean house while working fulltime and other responsibilities? by MoonlightPotatoes

We do this as well. Twice a month we have a cleaning lady come and help us out. Nobody wants to scrub crap, change sheets all the time, do dishes that eventually pile up, etc. We’ve found it takes us about a week and a half before our regular life starts accumulating (noticeable hair on floor, dishes not being cleaned right away after eating, etc).

necessarysmartassery t1_ixnf6b4 wrote on November 24, 2022 at 7:56 PM

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 on November 24, 2022 at 8:02 PM

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!