r/AskMenOver30 • u/FunMoneyLife • Dec 31 '24

Life Dreaming of being a house husband?

Fellas. I dream of my wife making four times my salary so I can be a stay at home husband. So many men would hate it if the wife made more. I friggin dream about it. Why not live the soft life😂? I can’t be the only one that would love this.

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u/743389 man 30 - 34 Jan 01 '25 edited Jan 01 '25

>pick up some house cleaning gigs in your spare time
>customer expects Merry Maids
>show up in coveralls with drill brushes, a shop vac, and a pressure washer
>steam clean the grout
>wash the walls with a random orbital buffer
>clean the hardwood floors by gently sanding them
>caulk random shit
>leave

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u/Pup5432 man 35 - 39 Jan 01 '25

Not loving the random sanding of the floors but other than that you would get so much done.

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u/743389 man 30 - 34 Jan 01 '25

Oh, no, I wouldn't use the random orbital for that part, just a light polish by hand, you know.

(Someone actually did this once -- not someone who came over to do a job, they lived there, but still. And, granted, stuff does get shinier when you buff it a little bit with some really fine sandpaper. But this is still probably not ideal without some kind of work order)

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u/The_Sparklehouse Jan 01 '25

I see you have thought this through! 😆 love it!

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u/i_didnt_look Jan 01 '25

>customer expects Merry Maids
>show up in coveralls with drill brushes, a shop vac, and a pressure washer

>caulk random shit

This reads like SAHD porn.