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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a live in housekeeper until my youngest went to college. I now have a full time housekeeper but miss the live in because of the dogs. We have a clean house and home cooked lunch and dinner 5 days a week. It really helps me keep my weight down. My parents and my in-laws all have full time help. HHI 550. I don’t understand why all these folks making $850K+ don’t simplify their lives and get full time help. [/quote]

Because, unless you are paying someone off the books, you would be paying $40K + benefits to have full time help.  And in reality, probably more if you are "on the books". Most people do not want to do that type of work so it's difficult to find someone reliable

But at $550K/year (that's $400K after taxes, maybe less), I'm not spending $40-50K on a housekeeper.  I'll pay $3-4K/year for an every 2 week housekeeper and cook for myself[/quote]

Inflation moves the numbers, but if you are paying someone full-time hours to do a 4hr/day or less job or less (how many hours a week just to keep a house clean?), you can pay a low hourly wage and they can enjoy the downtime for their other pursuits. If they are also nanny and cook, that's not  "full time house cleaner".[/quote]

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