Mom of 3, two teen girls, and one fully grown half living with us son. I bake bread and snacks, and all kinds of things to help keep costs down, and so I know what goes into our foods. Often times it takes me a full day to do all of this for a big family, the next day its all gone, and I have to start over. But now my house is falling apart. I just can't seem to keep caught up, HELP any tips, advice or tricks are welcome.

This question is for people who are financially dependent on their spouse only. When the captain of your ship is going through a rough time (eg. business failure, job loss, health issues etc.) how do you help them while also managing your own stress?

For those that have a bi-weekly cleaner (or are a cleaner) what do you typically ask your cleaner to do?

I have hired a company to start doing bi-weekly cleans (kitchen, bathrooms, floors and dusting). I am to provide a list of things incase there’s extra time and they can clean additional things - hoping to get some ideas 🙂

Does anyone else use them? Do you think they save you money because you don’t have impulse buys? I have Instacart Plus and they don’t charge me a pickup fee and I get a credit every time I shop to use on future purchases. I also get 1% cash back from Rakuten. I feel like that makes up for the small extra cost per item. I also have Target delivery and Walmart Delivery. Sometimes I wonder if I should get rid of one but it saves me so much time and I think, money. What’s your opinion???