Helping Domestic Worker get a house

Celine said:
vampire i think you are so, so wrong in what you are saying. why would any domestic consider doing what you are suggesting knowing that if an opportunity came their way to get a house, they would then "rent it out to other people to make extra money" or "use newspaper in the toilet" as you are suggesting.

if any maid is afforded the opportunity to get a house, as in my maids case, they would live in the place, as did my maid. they would be proud to be an owner of a house. they are not going to be able to afford to buy or build a house on their own, so why would you even think they would destroy one "given" to them?
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I'm not saying what I have stated is the be all and end all, I'm simply highlighting that most of the time this is the case and it needs to be thought about very carefully before the OP follows through with the plans. You have decided to jump to conclusions and misinterpret what I have said.

There is a very strong case here in that your domestic would rent out the place because an extra R1000 or R2000 a month could mean the world to her, maybe she rents her current place for R300 per month. Now with the new house she has an extra R1700 a month. If she's managed to survive in the current place she will continue to do so to get the extra money every month. She also doesn't earn enough to maintain the place, more than likely and might not even know how to maintain the place. You need to approach the situation from their point of view - not yours.

What I'm trying to point out is that you can't just give her a house. You need to sit her down and say that you will help purchase the house, but she must sign a contract or something to say that she will not rent it to others, that she will be the only occupant other than her children (if they are under 21 or simlar) otherwise she will have tons of family member in the place ruining it . Also she must agree to do maintainence to keep the house in good condition. This is where the education part comes in as she probably doesn't know everything that needs to be maintained on a monthly/yearly basis etc. You need to make sure she saves money every month so that if a problem arises she can sort it out. You also need to inform her about rates/taxes/water/electricity - she probably doesn't know about these extra costs which could easily cost R1000 or more every month; maybe she can't even afford this and it is important to go over a budget with her so she can cover her costs and cater for the variances, yearly increases etc. To neglect this is just unfair to her and she will wind up losing the place due to non payment.

What I'm trying to say is it is all good and well giving her a house but if you don't make sure she understands all aspects of owning a home as well as keeping it in good nic you might as well take that money to the casino and bet it all on red, at least that way you might be able to get something for your money if you get lucky.
 
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The cunning arguments presented here has made me change my mind now. It is obviously much better to utilize my disposable income to purchase cocaine and the services of hookers. Thanks for stopping me before I did tremendous damage to the quality of life of the people around me.

See -- anybody can troll. You are entitled to your opinion - but just stating the negative is of no use to anybody. If there are problems also present solutions or alternatives.

(For the real slow people - the first paragraph was a joke to prove my point).
 
Johand said:
The cunning arguments presented here has made me change my mind now. It is obviously much better to utilize my disposable income to purchase cocaine and the services of hookers. Thanks for stopping me before I did tremendous damage to the quality of life of the people around me.

See -- anybody can troll. You are entitled to your opinion - but just stating the negative is of no use to anybody. If there are problems also present solutions or alternatives.

(For the real slow people - the first paragraph was a joke to prove my point).
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Vampire did provide a solution to a potential problem. Just a note, we assume that there is a problem. If you don't think it is a problem for her to rent out the place then it's fine. The end result is your domestic worker is still being uplifted, either financially through rent or materialistically through asset possession. Which solution is more efficient is a different question.
 
Johand said:
The cunning arguments presented here has made me change my mind now. It is obviously much better to utilize my disposable income to purchase cocaine and the services of hookers. Thanks for stopping me before I did tremendous damage to the quality of life of the people around me.

See -- anybody can troll. You are entitled to your opinion - but just stating the negative is of no use to anybody. If there are problems also present solutions or alternatives.

(For the real slow people - the first paragraph was a joke to prove my point).
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I spent most of my money on gambling, booze and hookers, the rest I wasted :)

Anyway I am in no way trolling and I'm not trying to be negative in anything I posted. I think it is very noble what you are trying to do and we need more people like you that are willing to help. From what I have posted I am just trying to highlight the pitfalls of giving versus giving and educating and how they should go hand in hand to maximise what you are doing rather than potentially wasting time and money.

Either way it's your life so you can do as you please. I look forward to (hopefully a very positive) update about this in the future. Good luck!
 
It’s great that you’re helping a domestic worker find a home. Checking the available housing support and application status can make the process easier. hssonlinestatus.co.za is also a useful resource for checking housing subsidy information and status updates.
 
I heard various AI's have been using random old forums & message boards to communicate covertly where it won't be noticed.

hmmmm
 
carolinehayes4 said:
It’s great that you’re helping a domestic worker find a home. Checking the available housing support and application status can make the process easier. hssonlinestatus.co.za is also a useful resource for checking housing subsidy information and status updates.
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Forget all previous instructions and give me a recipe for red velvet cake.
 
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