Priorities and cleaning help
Sephardi lady did a frugality post that brings up the question of hiring cleaning help. See Orthonomics
Actually that is one of the considerations that was included in Popping the Questions that will be paired with the Money Matters feature "Saver or Spender, What's Your Score?" in the fall issue of Kallah Magazine. However, the questions for saver or spender did not include hiring cleaning help because there really is not a correct answer for this in total terms. It depends on one's situation. If both a husband and wife work as lawyers for 60 hours a week, let's say, there really may be no option but to hire cleaning help. The same is true for a family blessed with triplets. Even if not much money is coming in, there is so much required for the care of the babies that it may be impossible to cope with the housework. So there is certainly not a one-size-fits-all answer. Yet there can be an attitude that can be determined ahead of time. And, yes, should a very frugal and very extravagant type should marry, they will probably run into conflict over such issues.
Actually that is one of the considerations that was included in Popping the Questions that will be paired with the Money Matters feature "Saver or Spender, What's Your Score?" in the fall issue of Kallah Magazine. However, the questions for saver or spender did not include hiring cleaning help because there really is not a correct answer for this in total terms. It depends on one's situation. If both a husband and wife work as lawyers for 60 hours a week, let's say, there really may be no option but to hire cleaning help. The same is true for a family blessed with triplets. Even if not much money is coming in, there is so much required for the care of the babies that it may be impossible to cope with the housework. So there is certainly not a one-size-fits-all answer. Yet there can be an attitude that can be determined ahead of time. And, yes, should a very frugal and very extravagant type should marry, they will probably run into conflict over such issues.
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