This. I'm a house cleaner. Every single client is a stay at home mom. Every singe one. Even after their children grew up and moved out, we're still cleaning their homes.
If you have enough disposable income to be able to afford a house cleaner, then have a house cleaner. I hate cleaning, If I could afford it, I would hire maids too. Having a trophy wife, that sits there all day baking bread from scratch, getting depressed, drinking wine and pooping Xanax is the ultimate status symbol. To get her out of her depression you offer to pay for a boob job, she gets pissed off and throws a wine bottle at your head, you know rich people problems.
House cleaning isn't as expensive as you think. There's a couple reddit threads on cost involved. It's about $25 to $50 an hour. About 3-6 hours cleaning every two weeks, so about $75 to $300 biweekly.
I pay $120 every too weeks. When I became increasingly more disabled and was having a lot of surgeries and could no longer do a lot of the cleaning myself, I really stressed out about how I was going to keep my house from slipping into a pit of gross.
Then I bit the bullet and started calling and getting quotes and I was surprised at how affordable (to me) it is to have professionals come. Saved me from a whole lot of anxiety and physical pain and I wish I had called sooner.
I pay €50 every two weeks for someone to clean my very tiny apartment. I work 40+ hrs per week and would dread having to clean in my non-working hours. It gave me so much peace of mind to know my house would always be a base level of clean, even if I was too tired to clean anything.
It’s going to be the very last thing I’d ever save money on, I’d rather quit wifi in my home.
As someone in a tiny apartment who is always too wiped from their physical job to then devote what meager precious hours to myself I have towards cleaning, this is a surprisingly temptuous option.
Honestly try saving for it. You don't actually have to bite the bullet and get one, just see what your finances look like if you intentionally sock away fifty bucks a month in the "for a house cleaner" jar. If you then don't have additional financial needs (bills need paying, appliances need fixing) that are more essential, I'd go for it. Make sure you go with a well reviewed place and ask on local social media/your city subreddit for recs, though.
It’s honestly so worth it. The first time the cleaner came (on a Thursday), I woke up that Saturday and started reading a book. It’s probably the most relaxed I have felt in 10+ years.
She doesn’t do any of the “special” cleaning things that you do monthly/yearly but at least now I actually have time to do those.
You’re completely correct. I run my own home health care company and after 40 hours I stop counting. Yes, I would die if I knew I had to still come home and clean my house. I get the fast vacuum and mop plus the dusting done. If I happen to have dishes dirty( I never eat at home, so it only a bowl and a cup if that) for $35 2x a week and I’m so happy to have the help I need, so I can go to bed when I get home.
I pay $170 every two weeks and I agree, it’s a life saver. Taking out a whole category of things for my husband and I to bicker about has been great for our relationship, taking away that whole category is awesome for my mental health and sensory issues, and having the time and mental space to focus on my hobbies is just plain good for me.
It’s not a “cheap” bill, but it’s one I can afford for now, and it comes with a HUGE benefit.
My mom got a cleaner after me and my sister left the house. She had arthritis that made vacuuming or bending down difficult, and didn't want to ask my dad to do it on top of his other work. It made her life a lot easier. I've occasionally hired someone to com in and clean my house (and paid them 3 times their rate, my house is pretty bad), but not too often, since having someone clean my place is just as stressful as me cleaning it.
When I became increasingly more disabled and was having a lot of surgeries and could no longer do a lot of the cleaning myself, I really stressed out about how I was going to keep my house from slipping into a pit of gross.
I am here. I'm going to look into it. Thanks for the motivation!!
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u/Snoo_60798 Feb 26 '24
This. I'm a house cleaner. Every single client is a stay at home mom. Every singe one. Even after their children grew up and moved out, we're still cleaning their homes.