Buying a house too big to clean alone?

[Anonymous]

Not sure if OP was a troll post or not but it sure brings out the best in this forum.

1. How dare you try to buy a house that you can afford and intend to enjoy as a family - seriously, how dare you.

2. Your large house (which is already built) - is killing the planet. Right now. As I am typing.

3. Think about how this decision is ruining the lives of your children by teaching them that if you work hard, and have money, that you might actually be able to afford nice things.

4. Why do you need a four car or five car garage when you clearly, only need one car. Anybody who has more than one car surely hates the earth, and again, is not teaching their children.

5. In order to show you how terrible your choices are - I have conveniently attached a youtube video which exploits children in other parts of the world to make my point


This forum is the best. Unless you fit the following, strict set of criteria, plan to take a beating for asking a serious question.

1. Is your home less than 1800 SF?
2. Do you own more than one car?
3. Is it more than 10 years old?
4. Do you treat your backyard for mosquitoes?
5. Is your HHI above $400K?
6. Can you walk everywhere? Not that you would actually go out to eat or spend money eating out (that would be wasteful), but COULD you?


If you answered yest to any of the following questions - seriously, get a life, buy a smaller house (but DO NOT USE A REALTOR TO SELL OR BUY), stop killing the planet, give all of your money to charity and for god's sake, set a better example for your children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure if OP was a troll post or not but it sure brings out the best in this forum.

1. How dare you try to buy a house that you can afford and intend to enjoy as a family - seriously, how dare you.

2. Your large house (which is already built) - is killing the planet. Right now. As I am typing.

3. Think about how this decision is ruining the lives of your children by teaching them that if you work hard, and have money, that you might actually be able to afford nice things.

4. Why do you need a four car or five car garage when you clearly, only need one car. Anybody who has more than one car surely hates the earth, and again, is not teaching their children.

5. In order to show you how terrible your choices are - I have conveniently attached a youtube video which exploits children in other parts of the world to make my point


This forum is the best. Unless you fit the following, strict set of criteria, plan to take a beating for asking a serious question.

1. Is your home less than 1800 SF?
2. Do you own more than one car?
3. Is it more than 10 years old?
4. Do you treat your backyard for mosquitoes?
5. Is your HHI above $400K?
6. Can you walk everywhere? Not that you would actually go out to eat or spend money eating out (that would be wasteful), but COULD you?


If you answered yest to any of the following questions - seriously, get a life, buy a smaller house (but DO NOT USE A REALTOR TO SELL OR BUY), stop killing the planet, give all of your money to charity and for god's sake, set a better example for your children.

This would have more impact if all of those questions were phrased correctly for your "yes" answer. And really, a 10,000 sf house and a 5-car garage are pretty tough to defend vociferously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old are the kids? Can they help to keep their own personal space clean?

3 year old triplets and the others are 7, 9, and 14. The older kids help but I don't expect much more than having them do basic things to keep their rooms and bathrooms in order.

Why not? cleaning is a basic life skill that they need to learn how to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure if OP was a troll post or not but it sure brings out the best in this forum.

1. How dare you try to buy a house that you can afford and intend to enjoy as a family - seriously, how dare you.

2. Your large house (which is already built) - is killing the planet. Right now. As I am typing.

3. Think about how this decision is ruining the lives of your children by teaching them that if you work hard, and have money, that you might actually be able to afford nice things.

4. Why do you need a four car or five car garage when you clearly, only need one car. Anybody who has more than one car surely hates the earth, and again, is not teaching their children.

5. In order to show you how terrible your choices are - I have conveniently attached a youtube video which exploits children in other parts of the world to make my point


This forum is the best. Unless you fit the following, strict set of criteria, plan to take a beating for asking a serious question.

1. Is your home less than 1800 SF?
2. Do you own more than one car?
3. Is it more than 10 years old?
4. Do you treat your backyard for mosquitoes?
5. Is your HHI above $400K?
6. Can you walk everywhere? Not that you would actually go out to eat or spend money eating out (that would be wasteful), but COULD you?


If you answered yest to any of the following questions - seriously, get a life, buy a smaller house (but DO NOT USE A REALTOR TO SELL OR BUY), stop killing the planet, give all of your money to charity and for god's sake, set a better example for your children.

Dude, considering OP is DEFINITELY a troll, I responded with a sassy post as a matter of course.

Sorry you got your panties in a twist over everyone else doing the same.

(P.S. Even people with 1000 sq ft houses around here have house cleaners, uh DOY)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old are the kids? Can they help to keep their own personal space clean?

3 year old triplets and the others are 7, 9, and 14. The older kids help but I don't expect much more than having them do basic things to keep their rooms and bathrooms in order.

Why not? cleaning is a basic life skill that they need to learn how to do.

Exactly why am I a troll? It was a serious question about a step up in the size of our family house. Some of you people are so twisted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old are the kids? Can they help to keep their own personal space clean?

3 year old triplets and the others are 7, 9, and 14. The older kids help but I don't expect much more than having them do basic things to keep their rooms and bathrooms in order.

Why not? cleaning is a basic life skill that they need to learn how to do.

Exactly why am I a troll? It was a serious question about a step up in the size of our family house. Some of you people are so twisted.

That was meant for this poster:

Dude, considering OP is DEFINITELY a troll, I responded with a sassy post as a matter of course.

Sorry you got your panties in a twist over everyone else doing the same.

(P.S. Even people with 1000 sq ft houses around here have house cleaners, uh DOY)

Obviously people have house cleaners. That wasn't the point. The post was about how people manage the change of lifestyles and whether or not they could offer advice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good Lord, why do you want such a large house?

+1

How fat are these people that each one needs 1200 sq ft to feel comfortable?

Too mean. And too funny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old are the kids? Can they help to keep their own personal space clean?

3 year old triplets and the others are 7, 9, and 14. The older kids help but I don't expect much more than having them do basic things to keep their rooms and bathrooms in order.

Why not? cleaning is a basic life skill that they need to learn how to do.

Exactly why am I a troll? It was a serious question about a step up in the size of our family house. Some of you people are so twisted.

Look, you can't even respond to the correct PP. You're just spamming your own OP so you can stir up shit.

It's pretty obvious that you're a troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good Lord, why do you want such a large house?

+1

How fat are these people that each one needs 1200 sq ft to feel comfortable?

Who said it was needed. It's a desire we can finally indulge. Some of us enjoy having space for game rooms, a place to watch movies on a big screen, guest rooms for visiting family, lots of storage, dining rooms that seat large crowds, etc. If you don't want it that's fine but why is it an issue that some people do want those things?

NP here. I don't really care about your decisions, OP, but you can't imagine why people are offended at your inevitably high level of consumption? It's the same reason people hate those who drive Hummers or eat red meat every god damn day. It's selfish.

[Anonymous]

I grew up in a family of 8 in 2600 sq ft. Every Saturday morning, we all had chores. During the week, the older kids helped with laundry, dishes and we all picked up. There is something seriously grotesque about that amount of space. If your kids are going to live with such excess, the least you as parents should do is instill in them the concept that they clean up after themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in a family of 8 in 2600 sq ft. Every Saturday morning, we all had chores. During the week, the older kids helped with laundry, dishes and we all picked up. There is something seriously grotesque about that amount of space. If your kids are going to live with such excess, the least you as parents should do is instill in them the concept that they clean up after themselves.

We have 7500 for a family of four. Save the comments - don't feel the least bit guilty about it.

Cleaners come twice a week(monday and friday) plus our nanny helps out on a daily basis.

Pretty comfortable with the way the kids are turning out and really no worries that they might have too much space. OP - I would expect that you should plan on twice a week especially with younger kids.

[Anonymous]

Family of six here that just moved into a 10,000+sqft home earlier this year. The home only has a 4 car garage though, so it's a bit modest in that respect.

We use the same cleaner that used to clean our old house (6000 sqft). Instead of twice a month, however, she now comes once a week and charges the same $150 we used to pay at the old house. Cleaners are one of those things where once you find a good one, you hold on to them.

Ask your new neighbors if they have someone they can recommend.

A friend of mine has someone that clean five days a week for about $400 a week. This is an older 8000sqft home and she goes beyond just cleaning it. She does groceries, minor errands, the laundry, folding, ironing, dry cleaning pickup/drop off, and etc.

Keep in mind, it's not like the kids gets to just get up and leave the table after dinner, or have their rooms in a perpetual mess between cleanings. This is not Downton Abby. The family still has to do their own chores as you would in a smaller house. However, where as I am okay with keeping the floor in the kitchen clean, I haven't the time to dust and mop all 4000sqft of hardwood and marble on the main floor, and I am sure 8 people living in 2800sqft didn't have to do that either.

Having 10,000 sqft, I am finally comfortable. And once we finish unpacking, we will finally be able to pull all of our cars into the garage spaces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in a family of 8 in 2600 sq ft. Every Saturday morning, we all had chores. During the week, the older kids helped with laundry, dishes and we all picked up. There is something seriously grotesque about that amount of space. If your kids are going to live with such excess, the least you as parents should do is instill in them the concept that they clean up after themselves.

We have 7500 for a family of four. Save the comments - don't feel the least bit guilty about it.

Cleaners come twice a week(monday and friday) plus our nanny helps out on a daily basis.

Pretty comfortable with the way the kids are turning out and really no worries that they might have too much space. OP - I would expect that you should plan on twice a week especially with younger kids.

How do you even see your kids in a house that large?

What is the point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
NP here. I don't really care about your decisions, OP, but you can't imagine why people are offended at your inevitably high level of consumption? It's the same reason people hate those who drive Hummers or eat red meat every god damn day. It's selfish.

Why would any rational person be offended by the level of consumption of someone else, if that person was self sufficient and met all of the outstanding obligations that society has decided to burden him with in the manner of taxes, zoning laws, and etc.

Really? There are people that hate other people who eat red meat every day? Really? Why not turn all that energy into something productive so that you too can eat red meat more often?

Why is being selfish a bad thing? Selfishness is human nature. It's the reason you own private property, and why communism is a failure. Also, selfishness and charity are not mutually exclusive. People can be selfish and charitable at the same time.

It boggles my mind that there are people who think this way; it makes me sad that these people some times figures out how to vote.

[Anonymous]

OP, you should have a full-time housekeeper.