DH and I had bi-weekly cleaning service for about 4 years, but cancelled it early last year in an effort to save money. It's not that we were in a crisis, it just seemed that we could do better with the money.
10 months later, and we've come to the decision that adding it back is really the best option for us. DH and I just hate to clean. I don't mind routine stuff like dishes, laundry, and picking up, but I just hate to do the heavy stuff.
And so we just don't do it. And it gets dirty. And I work full time, but from home, so I'm here all day and the dirtiness drags me down. And DH is working 80 hours a week, so if it's going to get cleaned it's falling on me. We're starting to have those "you don't do anything around the house" fights.
I figure the cost of cleaning is cheaper than marriage counseling or a divorce lawyer! I guess it means we aren't perfect, but I sure think we'll be happier.
Adding back cleaning service
January 20th, 2007 at 03:14 pm
January 20th, 2007 at 03:30 pm
January 20th, 2007 at 04:10 pm
I did cut him back to 2X a month instead of weekly, so we are trying to maintain on his off weeks.......so far so good.
I think it shows that frugal to one is not the same as frugal to another. But, I think it's closer to knowing what you want to spend your money on, rather than not spending it at all.