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

13»

Replies

  • RitaB19
    RitaB19 Posts: 221 Member
    Thankfully my mother is a hairdresser, so I get my hair done for free. But I do indulge in manis/pedis ever so often. I will do my own too, I'm pretty good at that kind of beauty stuff. I also use to be a Beauty Consultant with Mary Kay Cosmetics.
  • amandapye78
    amandapye78 Posts: 820 Member
    I own a cleaning company...trust me maid service is a necessity ;). lol
  • kms1320
    kms1320 Posts: 599 Member
    go-fast car parts
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    I own a cleaning company...trust me maid service is a necessity ;). lol

    Speaking as a housekeeper, I totally get this. People always say "Oh, you clean for a living? Your house must be spotless!"

    I'm like "No, my house is a pigsty. It's filthy, cluttered, and you might accidently break an ankle navigating from one end to the other."

    After cleaning for 8 hours a day, the last thing you want to do is come HOME and clean.
  • amandapye78
    amandapye78 Posts: 820 Member
    I own a cleaning company...trust me maid service is a necessity ;). lol

    Speaking as a housekeeper, I totally get this. People always say "Oh, you clean for a living? Your house must be spotless!"

    I'm like "No, my house is a pigsty. It's filthy, cluttered, and you might accidently break an ankle navigating from one end to the other."

    After cleaning for 8 hours a day, the last thing you want to do is come HOME and clean.

    yes..I have one of my employees clean my house on slow days. I would never ever clean my house without them
  • avababy05
    avababy05 Posts: 930 Member
    Thinking of getting a housekeeper to come in once a week to do a few small things.

    Two little kids at home and a 50 hour a week job,I'm realizing I can't do everything and it may be worth it.
  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    I have somebody else maintain my yard.
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    I was 60 when we first bought a washer and dryer. ( So long, laundromats!), I've never had a dishwasher. Maid service? In my dreams. The closest we ever came to frivolous expenses was horses, which means no money for any other frivolous expenses. Before I retired we used to take a one-week vacation every year. We don't vacation any more.
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    Cleaning service 2x a month plus weekly grocery delivery. When we travel we get a house sitter/dog walker.
  • Queen_JessieA
    Queen_JessieA Posts: 1,059 Member
    I WANT a maid! Maybe soon :)
  • LoveCR22
    LoveCR22 Posts: 75 Member
    I have a staff of 2- they may or not be classified in some parts as "child labor". Why pay for what you can birth for free?

    This
  • 12skipafew99100
    12skipafew99100 Posts: 1,669 Member
    I get my hair colored at a very nice salon. That is my indulgence. :tongue:

    I would love to have a house keeper to do:
    Cleaning, laundry and make the evening meal. Awwwww I would be in heaven. :bigsmile: :love:
  • leomom72
    leomom72 Posts: 1,797 Member
    I have a staff of 2- they may or not be classified in some parts as "child labor". Why pay for what you can birth for free?
    LMAO:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
    My splurge is food. I could never hire a housekeeper since my mother is one, won't feel right.
  • Shelgirl001
    Shelgirl001 Posts: 477 Member
    Not unless you consider getting stuff for my kids occasionally a frivolous thing. I guess in my position as a single Mom of 2 boys, working 2 part-time jobs to survive, with no child support from their dead beat Dad, I consider a smart phone frivolous, as is internet and a computer. It's all in the perspective you see it from, I guess.
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
    If you pay somebody to do physical chores around your home and you're overweight, I think you've found the problem.

    gifs-animation-rihanna-rhianna-girl-smile-clap-hands_large.gif
  • andrea464
    andrea464 Posts: 238 Member
    Shellac.
    I love having color on my nails, but as a nurse I am ROUGH on them. It's the only type of nail polish (the gel kind that's UV activated) that stays on. I usually get it every other week, but I've recently found a place with a huge selection of colors and it's only $18 for the polish (vs. 30-ish for a manicure with the polish).
  • ladytinkerbell99
    ladytinkerbell99 Posts: 970 Member
    bump
  • baddbob
    baddbob Posts: 133 Member
    Housekeeper. Gardener. Pool service. Lawn service. I don't have time for that stuff unfortunately.
  • Jenrosa28
    Jenrosa28 Posts: 732 Member
    Massages and lingerie
  • Dunkirk
    Dunkirk Posts: 465 Member
    You mean, everyone on MFP got here because we didn't do enough housework?
  • SRH7
    SRH7 Posts: 2,037 Member
    Shellac.
    I love having color on my nails, but as a nurse I am ROUGH on them. It's the only type of nail polish (the gel kind that's UV activated) that stays on. I usually get it every other week, but I've recently found a place with a huge selection of colors and it's only $18 for the polish (vs. 30-ish for a manicure with the polish).

    Can't live without my Shellac either but I do it at home as it's too expensive where I live (you're getting a really good deal there!).

    £15 for the UV lamp, £15 each for the polishes, £1 each for the acetone and gel inhibition remover. Works out around £2 per polish and lasts for two weeks.

    Would kill for a personal trainer and cleaner (or even an electric dishwasher for that matter) but some months it's a struggle just to pay my electricity bill so, for now, Shellac is my only indulgence.
  • vkw1
    vkw1 Posts: 88
    none of the above I am a SAHM but not very good at the housekeeping/cleaning bit lol
  • Nutella91
    Nutella91 Posts: 624 Member
    i have a cleaning lady but i live with 3 guy friends. it's necessary!
  • Warchortle
    Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
    $178 GNC Quest Bar stop oh wait, I had pro discounts? dropped that **** down to $87.

    Not going to lie, I stalk pre-workouts when they dip below a certain threshold.
  • Guillotined
    Guillotined Posts: 115
    49er stuff

    My man:drinker:
  • fishsticks913
    fishsticks913 Posts: 123 Member
    Nails... I splurge on getting mani and pedis..... And I get a lot of crap about it.... I love the whole... "but you are a single mom...how can you afford it?" I have commented back a few times... "oh.....didn't you know about my night job?...it really helps pay the bills if you know what I mean!"

    Love the expressions from people!
  • Jellif1sh
    Jellif1sh Posts: 27 Member
    Just a comment: Several commented that those people who hire housekeepers to clean their home and are overweight have found "the problem" or cause of their weight gain. (I understood this to imply laziness.)

    Everyone is of course entitled to their opinion, but I just want to leave one thought for your consideration: There is also the opportunity cost of ones time to consider. For example, I work (on average) 60 hour weeks. I have little spare time, relatively speaking. And what time I do have, I prefer to do things I enjoy (e.g., go to the gym, visit with friends) and that is the reason I hire housekeepers. It's the same reason I hire someone to change the oil in my car, even though I'm capable of doing it myself.
  • JustAboutDelicious_wechanged
    JustAboutDelicious_wechanged Posts: 2,486 Member
    Just a comment: Several commented that those people who hire housekeepers to clean their home and are overweight have found "the problem" or cause of their weight gain. (I understood this to imply laziness.)

    Everyone is of course entitled to their opinion, but I just want to leave one thought for your consideration: There is also the opportunity cost of ones time to consider. For example, I work (on average) 60 hour weeks. I have little spare time, relatively speaking. And what time I do have, I prefer to do things I enjoy (e.g., go to the gym, visit with friends) and that is the reason I hire housekeepers. It's the same reason I hire someone to change the oil in my car, even though I'm capable of doing it myself.

    Totally agree :) What one chooses to do with their money to free up time shouldn't matter to anyone else. That's why I hire a housekeeper, too, so I can have time to workout and spend more time with my family.

    Not to mention with a housekeeper only coming 2 times a month, there is still a ton to do around a very busy household.

Categories