We spend $70 every four weeks, and it's worth every penny. I would have to lose my job before I'd cut out the cleaning service. I will cut other expenses first.
$55 every other week and we're keeping it. I can't imagine cutting her out when the economy is tight, this is her job. If it gets too tight we'll work something out. It was the one thing I demanded when I went back to working full time.
We had a service that came every other Friday up until August. I paid $65 per visit, and they did the best job. Letting them go was the hardest thing I had to do when I quit working full-time!
We can't afford a regular cleaning service, but I did pay to have someone come deep-clean the place a few weeks after the baby was born. That was the best $100 I ever spent. It's too bad the economy is the way it is right now because I sure could use the help on a continual basis, but we just can't afford it.
We have a cleaning person - but, we cut back to once a month well over a year ago. By doing this, we aren't considered a "regular" anymore and they come when it works out to be convenient for them each month. I've passed on a lot of new clients to her so I don't think she minds (as much) that we cut back to only once since her newer clients are all 2 times a month.
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