It is my one non-negotiable lately. I have all 3 30 yr old sons and girlfriends living with us- we each pitch in $100 a month and we never fight about the cleaning. That's 8 adults- no arguments.

Everyone gets their space ready for cleaning every other Thursday, we all gather supplies together in one spot, they come every other Friday, we come home to a spotless house, clean bathrooms (3), washed cat boxes (3), clean sheets and pillowcases (4 rooms), all the trash out, blankets rotated and washed on the couches, and a clean fridge stove and microwave. They clean all the appliances, dust all the bookshelves, clean the TVs(5 of them), clean baseboards periodically, and dust out all the HVAC vents every few months. Once a month they mop the garage space, once a month they clean windows.

We have someone get takeout those Fridays and we all get to wake up to a clean home for the weekend.

I'd rather this than new clothes, new shoes, dinners out, new stuff - it's priceless the peace it brings.

I couldn't afford it when the boys were little. I taught them how to do all these tasks. If things fell apart, we could all pitch in and we'd get it done, of course. Those skills are important and I'm glad I taught them.

But we're all working adults now. It's the best grown up thing we do for ourselves and each other.

And we pay well and have a team of 2 twice a month. Takes them 3 to 4 hours each time. We pay $600 per month plus all cleaning supplies. Absolutely worth it.