I’m full time (40 hours) and my wife is a stay at home mom. She might work in the summer for delta airlines as a gate agent but that’s if the season allows for it. Either way that income is less than $5k for the year so it’s not for the money, but the flight benefits.
The home being clean… Well we let a lot of things get surface dirty because cleaning after the kids is a full time job in and of itself. We’ll deep clean once a week, dishes are cleaned right away, toys after you’re done, beds, sheets, carpets and deep floor weekly. We got a system. My wife does an amazing job. I make sure our vacuums work lol.
Agree on the taking care of the place full time job piece! My partner and I are just starting to think about kids, and are most worried about the extra work in making sure things stay clean enough to be safe.
Granted, I’ve had a whole lot of health issues (just completed surgery 5/5 in the last 5 years) so a lot of home maintenance fell by the wayside. We’re also both full time (42 hours minimum) and on top of that I have at least 4 medical appointments weekly still, so we are just in the process of getting a system going.
I’m full time (40 hours) and my wife is a stay at home mom. She might work in the summer for delta airlines as a gate agent but that’s if the season allows for it. Either way that income is less than $5k for the year so it’s not for the money, but the flight benefits.
The home being clean… Well we let a lot of things get surface dirty because cleaning after the kids is a full time job in and of itself. We’ll deep clean once a week, dishes are cleaned right away, toys after you’re done, beds, sheets, carpets and deep floor weekly. We got a system. My wife does an amazing job. I make sure our vacuums work lol.
Agree on the taking care of the place full time job piece! My partner and I are just starting to think about kids, and are most worried about the extra work in making sure things stay clean enough to be safe.
Granted, I’ve had a whole lot of health issues (just completed surgery 5/5 in the last 5 years) so a lot of home maintenance fell by the wayside. We’re also both full time (42 hours minimum) and on top of that I have at least 4 medical appointments weekly still, so we are just in the process of getting a system going.
Thank you for sharing what works for you!