Maid service, and other stuff you spend your money on...

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  • pudgeylou
    pudgeylou Posts: 202 Member
    I have a personal trainer, everything else I do myself because I need the extra exercise anyway. (clean, mow lawn, etc)
    I also see my beautician once a month, as well as getting my nails done every two weeks. It might be a bit much but it makes me happy.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Wow, never knew people got housekeepers/maids.

    For me personally, I'm pretty cheap, I do everything myself. No housekeeper, no lawn guy, no personal trainer. I wash my own car and do all of the work on it (none of my cars have been to a shop in 15 years or so). I do 99% of the stuff around the house and in the yard. The only thing I have someone do is clean my furnace once a year. And some major projects, such as hiring people to replace my roof and build a new driveway.

    That way I can save money and spend tens of thousands on cars, computers, firearms, home theater and beer. And my wife. Woo hoo!
  • 777Gemma888
    777Gemma888 Posts: 9,578 Member
    Do you use a housekeeping service (or housekeeper)?

    Both. Regular housekeepers for the day to day requirements of the household (I live in the wild, so nature needs to be controlled daily -less me). I like things clean and tidy, so I have them on shifts. That way, they get to work for the maximum amount of hours and rest for the humane part of my conscience. lol. I use the housecleaning service for deep cleaning once a week and deep deep cleaning per seasonal change. The housecleaning service is also extremely convenient after a function hosted in the home. 24hr ones are my favourites, most especially when they're armed with steamers and bacteria killing lamps. (I'm a SUCKER - Major SPLURGE!
    A personal trainer?

    Yes. For weight lifting, aerial yoga/pilates/ pole work, martial arts, dance and other specialised interests.
    A meal service?

    Lately? No. I do hire caterers though, if the volume exceeds my ability and time frame. Nothing beats cookin' up a storm yourself. ;)
    Or other expenses some might consider "frivolous"?

    Frivilous to others, but totally a need for me:

    Estate manager, Driver(s),Laundress(normal clothing), Laundress(delicates), Linen laundress(towels, sheets etc), 4 gardeners(5 days per week - I hate hate HATE weeds and dead leaves/plants), Honey-Do-list(Handyman) and I house all my domestic staff within close proximity to my residences. I also provide 2 meals daily and a weekly supply of organic vegetables+ vegetarian durables like legumes etc to ensure that they are eating.

    ETA: typo
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  • SALSACHICA1
    SALSACHICA1 Posts: 66 Member
    Starbucks... enough said! I don't care how dirty my house is, if I have Starbucks in my hand, I am happy!!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,031 Member
    49er stuff

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • dexter4564
    dexter4564 Posts: 86 Member
    If you pay somebody to do physical chores around your home and you're overweight, I think you've found the problem.
  • Alidecker
    Alidecker Posts: 1,262 Member
    Trainer - yes, I cut that back from every week to every other. Pedicures - regularly during sandal season, but cut that out in the winter. I would like someone to clean my house, but I think the personal trainer is a better investment.
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    If you pay somebody to do physical chores around your home and you're overweight, I think you've found the problem.

    Huh?!
  • Rosytakesoff
    Rosytakesoff Posts: 321
    Books. I don't consider it frivolous spending, but I bet DH does. And I spend a fair amount at local nurseries and garden centers.

    I've broken my Sephora habit to free up cash for books and gardening stuff.
  • mrphil86
    mrphil86 Posts: 2,382 Member
    Prostitutes..

    ^ Just needs to pick the right housekeeper

    I was a housekeeper way back in the day....that now makes a lot of sense why those guys kept throwing money at me and wouldn't leave the hotel rooms...haha.


    oh and to the OP....my splurge is a housekeeper (who I don't throw money at for other services :) )

    You just have to find the right French politician . . .

    HAHAHA, outta of control!!! All that stayed at my hotel were navy guys with strange things going on in their rooms....if walls could talk!

    I proud serve in the United States Navy and I can say this:

    There are some VERY strange things that happen. If you walls could talk you would stick nails in your ears so that you would never hear it again.

    Well maybe not that bad but some sailors get crazy.
  • 777Gemma888
    777Gemma888 Posts: 9,578 Member
    If you pay somebody to do physical chores around your home and you're overweight, I think you've found the problem.

    And if the individual is fit, then it simply means that he/she can afford it. :smile:
  • 7opoundsin16weeks
    7opoundsin16weeks Posts: 211 Member
    I would, if I had a decent job
  • nightengale7
    nightengale7 Posts: 563 Member
    If you pay somebody to do physical chores around your home and you're overweight, I think you've found the problem.

    I think for most people it is a time issue, not a laziness issue. Maybe a little bit of both. Either way, cleaning your house for 1-2 hours a week ain't gonna make ya skinny so I say go for the maid! :drinker:
  • dexter4564
    dexter4564 Posts: 86 Member
    If you pay somebody to do physical chores around your home and you're overweight, I think you've found the problem.

    I think for most people it is a time issue, not a laziness issue. Maybe a little bit of both. Either way, cleaning your house for 1-2 hours a week ain't gonna make ya skinny so I say go for the maid! :drinker:

    The way I see it, if you don't have 1-2 hours a week to do chores then you definitely don't have enough time to work out. Cleaning your own house won't make you skinny, but it's part of a lifestyle that involves more exercise than one with a housemaid.
  • catrinaHwechanged
    catrinaHwechanged Posts: 4,907 Member
    Copious amounts of high heels
    Camera equipment
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    Prostitutes..

    ^ Just needs to pick the right housekeeper

    I was a housekeeper way back in the day....that now makes a lot of sense why those guys kept throwing money at me and wouldn't leave the hotel rooms...haha.


    oh and to the OP....my splurge is a housekeeper (who I don't throw money at for other services :) )

    you need a housekeeper? Pay me and I'll be your Tony Danza!

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  • nightengale7
    nightengale7 Posts: 563 Member
    Prostitutes..

    ^ Just needs to pick the right housekeeper

    I was a housekeeper way back in the day....that now makes a lot of sense why those guys kept throwing money at me and wouldn't leave the hotel rooms...haha.


    oh and to the OP....my splurge is a housekeeper (who I don't throw money at for other services :) )

    you need a housekeeper? Pay me and I'll be your Tony Danza!

    a_250x375.jpg

    You can be my Tony Danza any day :wink:
  • andrederosier
    andrederosier Posts: 121 Member
    Had someone clean house but was embarrassed by how it looked so picked up before hand. Wife and kids trashed place before I got to see it clean most of the time.

    Now wife goes to a small group personal trainer to get a good workout before she swings by a fast food place.

    Really wish I had money to toss down drain like this.
  • JustAboutDelicious_wechanged
    JustAboutDelicious_wechanged Posts: 2,486 Member
    Prostitutes..

    ^ Just needs to pick the right housekeeper

    I was a housekeeper way back in the day....that now makes a lot of sense why those guys kept throwing money at me and wouldn't leave the hotel rooms...haha.


    oh and to the OP....my splurge is a housekeeper (who I don't throw money at for other services :) )

    you need a housekeeper? Pay me and I'll be your Tony Danza!

    a_250x375.jpg

    Oh, I'll pay you, but it won't be in cash....that would just be wrong. I will get the contract prepared tonight. :drinker:
  • 777Gemma888
    777Gemma888 Posts: 9,578 Member
    The way I see it, if you don't have 1-2 hours a week to do chores then you definitely don't have enough time to work out. Cleaning your own house won't make you skinny, but it's part of a lifestyle that involves more exercise than one with a housemaid.

    I would love to see someone try to clean any of my homes in an 1hr or 2 hrs per week. :laugh: I would know that someone is cutting corners. That would qualify as tidying up and NOT EVEN light cleaning. Add human traffic + pets .... Nuh uh ...NOT CLEAN!!

    Granted, many maids I see are overweight. I certainly would not hire them - they might have a heart attack or something along those lines. It's a risk.
  • theskinnylist
    theskinnylist Posts: 286 Member
    If you pay somebody to do physical chores around your home and you're overweight, I think you've found the problem.

    I think for most people it is a time issue, not a laziness issue. Maybe a little bit of both. Either way, cleaning your house for 1-2 hours a week ain't gonna make ya skinny so I say go for the maid! :drinker:

    The way I see it, if you don't have 1-2 hours a week to do chores then you definitely don't have enough time to work out. Cleaning your own house won't make you skinny, but it's part of a lifestyle that involves more exercise than one with a housemaid.
    .... or making time for working out is more of a priority and if you can treat yourself to a housekeeper twice a month, why not?!
  • Boobookittyfq
    Boobookittyfq Posts: 454 Member
    Supplements, Tanning ( obviously its not "spring" in Kansas yet), and getting my hair done
  • shyam3001
    shyam3001 Posts: 24
    Do you use a housekeeping service (or housekeeper)?

    Both. Regular housekeepers for the day to day requirements of the household (I live in the wild, so nature needs to be controlled daily -less me). I like things clean and tidy, so I have them on shifts. That way, they get to work for the maximum amount of hours and rest for the humane part of my conscience. lol. I use the housecleaning service for deep cleaning once a week and deep deep cleaning per seasonal change. The housecleaning service is also extremely convenient after a function hosted in the home. 24hr ones are my favourites, most especially when they're armed with steamers and bacteria killing lamps. (I'm a SUCKER - Major SPLURGE!
    A personal trainer?

    Yes. For weight lifting, aerial yoga/pilates/ pole work, martial arts, dance and other specialised interests.
    A meal service?

    Lately? No. I do hire caterers though, if the volume exceeds my ability and time frame. Nothing beats cookin' up a storm yourself. ;)
    Or other expenses some might consider "frivolous"?

    Frivilous to others, but totally a need for me:

    Estate manager, Driver(s),Laundress(normal clothing), Laundress(delicates), Linen laundress(towels, sheets etc), 4 gardeners(5 days per week - I hate hate HATE weeds and dead leaves/plants), Honey-Do-list(Handyman) and I house all my domestic staff within close proximity to my residences. I also provide 2 meals daily and a weekly supply of organic vegetables+ vegetarian durables like legumes etc to ensure that they are eating.

    ETA: typo

    Wow Gemma you sound like you live in your own estate or something, which also has a wilderness in it!!
    Superb!
  • nightengale7
    nightengale7 Posts: 563 Member
    If you pay somebody to do physical chores around your home and you're overweight, I think you've found the problem.

    I think for most people it is a time issue, not a laziness issue. Maybe a little bit of both. Either way, cleaning your house for 1-2 hours a week ain't gonna make ya skinny so I say go for the maid! :drinker:

    The way I see it, if you don't have 1-2 hours a week to do chores then you definitely don't have enough time to work out. Cleaning your own house won't make you skinny, but it's part of a lifestyle that involves more exercise than one with a housemaid.
    .... or making time for working out is more of a priority and if you can treat yourself to a housekeeper twice a month, why not?!

    That is exactly the point I was trying to make, well said! :drinker:
  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member
    Mani/Pedi every two weeks.
  • megenq
    megenq Posts: 5
    Video games, nail polish, and two gym memberships (one for kick boxing and one regular one ( hubby goes with me sometimes)).
  • Cp731
    Cp731 Posts: 3,195 Member
    Do you use a housekeeping service (or housekeeper)? A personal trainer? A meal service? Or other expenses some might consider "frivolous"?

    I'm generally fairly fiscally conservative, with the one exception of a housekeeper. That's my splurge.

    I do have a house cleaner and food delivered.

    So Pampered...I wish I was the Food Delivery Girl and The Maid Dilecc
  • WannaDizzolve
    WannaDizzolve Posts: 270 Member
    2 gym memberships. grooming--pedis/waxing/highlights--i singlehandedly keep my stylist in business lol. Workout clothes--particularly smart *kitten* tshirts. If i actually ate like a normal American, i probably wouldn't have enough money for all this.

    i do, however, clean my own house. you know. i plan to. someday.
  • RitaB19
    RitaB19 Posts: 221 Member
    I have a Cleaning Lady/Housekeeper once a month. Started this 2 yrs ago. Best Investment I ever made. I work 3 PT jobs, plus sell online and have 2 small children. I just couldn't keep up with the house. It's a really big help!! Next, I want to get a PersonalTrainer for at least a short while. Just need to save the funds for that. I have a gym membership too, but soon it will be free, they just hired me.

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