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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have cleaning people come on Mondays and Thursdays.  We rinse off dishes and silverware and put them in the dishwasher and run/empty it.  If something spills we clean it up. We're not messy people though so it's not as if there are crumbs on the floor after each meal.

I do one load of laundry a week, and so does DH. The cleaning people do all linens and the nanny does the kids' clothes. We would vacuum if we saw visible dirt but otherwise think twice a week is fine.

We generally have groceries delivered when the nanny is there, so that's how groceries are put away. Dh or I sort mail/pay bills once a week. But we autopay and streamline as much as we possibly can. [/quote]

That's great but most of us aren't in a position to have a cleaning service come twice a month, let alone twice a week. So the house has dirt, and we have to manage dealing (or not) with it somehow.

But good for you for being in a position to have that much help. Your house must look beautiful! [/quote]

It’s cheaper than quitting your job or working part time to do it yourself, and much cheaper than getting divorced and maintaining two households!  
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... which is the kind of thing you say when you actually do have the money to get cleaners twice a week, which we don't. so, again, good for you! 
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Thanks? 
DP.  But my house doesn’t look beautiful.  We don’t buy new things.  Furniture is mostly used or hand me downs covered in slip covers.  We haven’t “updated” or even decorated our home much outside of fresh flowers.  
But everything smells nice, and it’s clean, and we get to spend our free time together :).  
I’m sorry you are in a bad financial spot right now.  It sounds like things are really tough, and I hope that things start looking up for you.  I am aware that not everyone can afford this kind of help, but it really isn’t just for the 1%.  If you hire an individual, rather than going through a company, it’s cheaper and you can be sure that your employee is treated fairly.  Even my housekeeper had her own housekeeper when her kids were little :).  [/quote]

There's a big gulf between "bed financial spot" and having an extra $1200 a month for cleaners!

Jesus Christ, DCUM - get a grip on reality[/quote]

No.  You get a grip on reality.  She said that she didn’t have enough for monthly cleaners.  If you can’t come up with an extra $100/month, then you are in a tough financial spot.  I’ve lived that way.  It’s a hard way to live.  You are always anxious that something is going to happen.  Even a co-pay to go to the pediatrician feels like a lot. I remember being in tears when I realized that you have to get different flow nipples on bottles every couple of months.  It’s not an easy way to live, and I’m sorry she is going through that right now.

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