Splitting Chores

[terry1156]

I find that have defined chores has saved us a lot of money. A few years back we sat down and made a list of what chores each of us were responsible for in the house. I have bathroom duty, vaccuum, mowing lawn, car cleaning, etc while DW does dusting, dishes, gardening, etc. We split cooking, although she does it more than I do (I pitch hit on the days she really doesn't feel like it).

Before we made out our list, it was a kind of free for all. Things got done when they got done and by whoever couldn't stand the situation the longest. The result in defining the chores has meant a house that works better and that in turn has saved us a lot of time and money. We don't buy dupicate things as much since the one who is doing the chores knows what is needed and when to buy more.

Do you have defined chores in your household and who does what? Does it save you money?

[frugalfarmwife]

Ours are defined, but I do just about all chores Hubby works a 50 plus hour week, so I shop, clean, cook, garden, feed, clean barns, doctor animals, budget, pay bills, laundry, and, and, and.

On the weekends and spare time he does the field work.


We used to both do the full time work, live in a apartment, split chores thing, but with the bigger farm this way works best for us now.

KJ

[Snoopy2645]

Ours are defined too I do everything LOL!! Unless I can get the kids to help but my dh also works 50 hrs a week & goes to school FT. The only thing he does is garden & thats just his hobby really I dont think of it as his chore.

[PrincessPerky]

Mine are defined, but not as in you do this I do that, I do everything and DH fills in when I need it (which is a lot) but I don't always need the same thing, like yesterday I had no trouble getting the 2 minutes to switch and start a couple loads of laundry, plus 10 to hang one load, but I only managed 10 in the bathroom needed 5 more to sweep, so I asked and DH did it. Actually I listed 3 things I really needed done last night and he got left with the bathroom floor (he always says he picks what I least want to do). Oh and while pregnant I ALWAYS need him to do the lawn!

But I do have the work split so I have a good idea of what I should do each day. Today is Saturday and if we have company this is usually the day so today I make sure the living room is clean and vacuum, plus the front 'entryway' (all 4 sq foot of it .) Yesterday as you can guess was the bathroom. That way I know it has never been more than a week since I was in there and I can be pretty sure if someone pops in unexpected it isn't too embarrasing, so long as no camera crew is stopping by.

I also have two alrms set, one for 10:45am and one for 2:30pm both are to stop the kids and have them clean up, though I am flexible one way or the other, no more "hey its 11:15, no wonder you are both cranky you need lunch!" And we still have a messy house, cranky kids are impossible to speed clean with, so I end up doing it, yuck. (2:30 one is for snack and then 'homework', leaves the house that much ncer for when DH walks in, so he can play not clean with them)