tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post3496690056671343561..comments2024-03-27T11:32:14.453+00:00Comments on Penniless Parenting: Getting a Mother's Helper- Life Changing Penniless Parentinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-84879722508097985582014-11-12T21:04:54.209+00:002014-11-12T21:04:54.209+00:00I think it's good to be realistic and accept o...I think it's good to be realistic and accept one's limitations. I'm glad you found a solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-88727081503235586782014-11-12T13:03:13.901+00:002014-11-12T13:03:13.901+00:00What a great idea! My daughter did this for a whi...What a great idea! My daughter did this for a while, it's a terrific first job. Glad it's working out so well for you.<br /><br />Lots of people around here use cleaning ladies, often because it forces them to pick up before the cleaner shows up...I was thinking about putting up a card at the grocery store. I can clean, and it would be some extra $$ to offset the high cost of living hereAnnemarienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-87634163922699980912014-11-12T00:49:55.939+00:002014-11-12T00:49:55.939+00:00Around here a mother's helper is an adult help...Around here a mother's helper is an adult helper. Either just after a baby is born or on an ongoing basis. I'm guessing they're cheap for the support they provide, but definitely get paid as an adult.<br /><br />It's great that you've found a way to get some help and some rest all in your budget. I'm lucky that my husband isn't a neat person either. Our baseline isEmily @ Simple Cheap Momhttp://www.simplecheapmom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-59713050344664447962014-11-11T21:28:22.478+00:002014-11-11T21:28:22.478+00:00What a wonderful idea ... Seems to me that not onl...What a wonderful idea ... Seems to me that not only is a mothers helper helping your family ; you too are helping your little helper learn to have a good work ethic and the value of a dollar .. Its a win win solution. THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLOG. Tammy Romberg Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-86994571209951408682014-11-11T20:49:36.615+00:002014-11-11T20:49:36.615+00:00I've heard of Mother's Helpers. Both DH an...I've heard of Mother's Helpers. Both DH and I work. Mike sounds a LOT like MY DH. MY DH CANNOT STAND clutter. I'm used to it because growing up in a small house with a brother and sister, our home was pretty cluttered...not messy or dirty but cluttered because there was only SO much space. DH grew up in a MUCH larger home with just a brother (by the time he was born, his older sister Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16297536870588707817noreply@blogger.com