I never paid my (ex) wife anything; to hell with that, lol!
However, I am a bachelor these days, so I do have a very sanook gik/maid who happens to live nearby and comes over to stay the night once a week and then she does a couple of hours of cleaning, tidying, and ironing the next morning.
As Neil Young said, "A Man Needs a Maid"
And in Thailand it's cost effective; you've got to take advantage of it.
And she's happy - cos it's a part time job for her - when her falang boyfriend isn't here.