If your lucky enough to go on vacation...you are lucky enough
Signed, no vacation in 3 years :surrender:
Touche! :lol:
If your lucky enough to go on vacation...you are lucky enough
Signed, no vacation in 3 years :surrender:
If you're lucky enough to have a fancy phone, you're lucky enough so shup. :surrender:
Signed,
Tracfone owner
Hey Tracfone Owner
Why not come and join us in the new world and get a smartphone?
Signed,
BlackBerry user and LOVER
What type of nanny?
Live in?
Housework?
Cooking?
Transport kids?
Ages of kids?
A good nanny can be hard to find and big money. Be careful who you trust your kids with.
If my DH switches jobs I'm going to need a nanny... How much do they cost and where do I find a good one? I'm pretty sure I can't pay with nature valley granola bars... Ack!
My husband's second cousin is a nanny, she take cares of one 2 1/2 years old Mon-Fri, 8 a.m - 5p.m., 5 and 7 years old after school. Walk them home from school, get them snack etc. She doesn't have to do housework(her employer has a cleaner who cleans and does laundry!)
She took some child care courses at the community college. She is 20, not very academically inclined, but is a good natured, caring and responsible girl. This is her first nanny job, so she doesn't really ask for much. I think they paid her $300/week.
$300 is a steal!!
$300 is a steal!!
My kids are in daycare now because I like the controlled setting. I'm worried about them being there too long and thought a nanny might be a better option. I am really nervous about trusting someone.
2 kids, live out, light cooking/preparing lunch, no housework, maybe transportation to preschool. Online I've seen a wide range of hourly/weekly rates but some seem just crazy. It might be too much. I wonder how much daycare teachers make... Maybe I could entice one away...
Why? cuz then I'd have to pay for it, and for a data plan, silly. I'd rather have the $720 - $1000 a year to spend on a couple weekend getaways rather than a monthly cell service plan.
So we use T-Mobile's pay-as-you-go plan. We don't use our cell phones a lot. Sometimes there's a bonus offer on tmobile.com where you buy the phone and get a free phone card, so I buy the phone, sell the phone to someone who doesn't understand how this works (ebay or CL), and keep the card. One card a year tops off the account and extends it for 365 days. For virtually free (but not unlimited) service, I use restraint in calling people unless it's an emergency.
If I had an Android, I could use my SIM card in, then I could at least play with it in places with free wi-fi. But I can't bring myself to pay for it. Buy me one? :foryou:
If you're lucky enough to have a fancy phone, you're lucky enough so shup. :surrender:
Signed,
Tracfone owner
Commutes are so brutal I'd need someone who could do longer hours. My DH is super flexible now but that would change. I already have enough guilt about working... But I am hoping that if things work out I could eventually be more flexible. UGH!
My neighbor is a nanny in our town. She watches 2 children ages 8 and 6 for the summer, she is paid $450 a week and works Mon-Thurs 8a-6p and Fri 8a-1p. She is given use of a car and she is provided with a pool pass to our local pool.
No housework and is provided money for lunches out and all activities. This is her second summer working for this family.
I pay $47 a month and to me it is worth every penny. I have a lot of down time. Waiting for pickup from school and sitting at the parks and playland. Plus it keeps me in touch with most of my friends who work. It has become my lifeline.
KG you are more than welcome to my BlackBerry when I get another one. Probably in the fall. :girl:
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