Money Moral Dilemma: Should my friend pay his daughter to do the ironing?

MSE_Sarah

This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks...

My friend has recently been widowed - before this tragedy he paid someone £15/hour to do the ironing. He's suggested his daughter do it now instead. She has three kids and doesn't work, and she's asked for the same amount.

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Tabbytabitha

It's deja vu all over again!

suki1964

Sure we had the original post not long ago

Red-Squirrel_2

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5854375/pay-daughter-for-doing-ironing

Originally posted on here less than 3 months ago and discussed already!

fairy_lights

Wy can't he do his own ironing? And what relevance does him being widowed have? And why would anyone be so involved in their 'friends' life that their ironing habits are a moral dilemma? How is ANY of this a dilemma?

Pollycat

fairy_lights wrote: »

Wy can't he do his own ironing? And what relevance does him being widowed have? And why would anyone be so involved in their 'friends' life that their ironing habits are a moral dilemma? How is ANY of this a dilemma?

Why can't the friend read the replies already received in the thread in the link about exactly the same question? :cool:
Of course it's not a dilemma.

eschaton

MSE_Sarah wrote: »

This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks...

My friend has recently been widowed - before this tragedy he paid someone £15/hour to do the ironing. He's suggested his daughter do it now instead. She has three kids and doesn't work, and she's asked for the same amount.

Unfortunately the MSE team can't always answer money moral dilemma questions as contributions are often emailed in or suggested in person. They are intended to be enjoyed as a point of debate and discussed at face value.

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Was the original thread not good enough?

It looks like all you are trying to do is waste our time.

REJP

Is he physically unable to do his own ironing? I did not see the original thread so excuse me if I cover the same ground as others.
First, tell him to buy drip dry clothing. Second, advertise for another person to do his ironing. There are private services available.
Third, I don't think much of a daughter who will only do it for the money.
But then I am old fashioned and was brought up to respect parents.

sclare

Believe it or not, not everyone who reads the Moral Dilemma thread reads the whole forum. Many of us just get the email and follow the link each time.
I don't know why people even bother to post just to complain about the question. Walk away if you don't like it, and leave the rest of us to comment.

Anyway, yes, why shouldn't he pay her? He's got to pay someone, apparently, and if she's unemployed she could probably do with the money.

If someone's going to do it for nothing, it should be him. Unless he's disabled, there's no reason why she should do his ironing for him. My family all help each other out for nothing, but when it's needed for some reason. We don't just do their normal daily/weekly housekeeping for them,

Steve456

I'm widowed (as someone said - what relevance does that have?) and my ironing takes me 20 minutes a week. Naughty I know, but I don't bother with socks or pants.



Would I pay someone a fiver to do it for me? Probably not, but if a daughter badly needed the cash maybe I would.


Mind you, it'd take her about 2 hours I'm sure! Bu**ered if I'd pay her £30 for that!

_nate

Who, seriously, does ironing? Can he not buy sensible clothes that do not require absurd amounts of time to maintain?