MIL Caregiver Compensation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You could just hire a nanny for the same money LOL.

Haha not even remotely close, have you actually looked at average nanny salaries lately

OP here. The nannies in our area quoted $25-35hr. We would be easily paying $50k in a nanny salary with taxes.

It will be much cheaper to get all these amenities for my MIL. Possibly $5-10k/yr.

[Anonymous]

This all sounds lovely. The regular massage sounds like it would be appreciated, that’s a great idea.

Nothing else I can think of beyond the PPs good advice of not nitpicking her style. Let her do her thing while she is in charge.

[Anonymous]

Ask her if the things you’re proposing—all nice things certainly—are things she would actually like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This all sounds lovely. The regular massage sounds like it would be appreciated, that’s a great idea.

Nothing else I can think of beyond the PPs good advice of not nitpicking her style. Let her do her thing while she is in charge.

OP here. We have a big chunk and he been causes issues for me that I bought a massage package. He gained 3lbs in the first month since birth. He’s already almost 12lbs at 8 weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You could just hire a nanny for the same money LOL.

It’s incredibly unlikely that you would be able to find an even semi decent reliable part time nanny for less than $30/ hour, so figure a base minimum of $810/week for the 27 hours op is seeking (and that’s before taxes and any other expenses)

In contrast, per the below, a generous estimate of the perks op suggests offering her MIL adds up to ~$350/week (less than $13/hour)

Get her Uber to/from ( 3 miles away)

$15-20 per ride (so $90-120/week assuming 3 days/week of care)

- Buy a coffee machine and keep it stocked with her favorites

Upfront one time cost of $200 then ~$20/week for a generous allotment of coffee pods
- Keep her favorite snacks stocked (~$50/week)
- Setup DD on IPad for her to order herself lunch. ($75/ week for three lunches)


- Set her up with a meal subscription for days she works.
($75/week for 3 meals)

- Get her a message package for a bi-weekly or monthly massage. Our baby is a a chunk already and holding him isn’t easy on the muscles. ~$50/week (massage envy currently is offering a massage package for $50/month- to be conservative I’ve quadrupled that)

[Anonymous]

Holy shiii t

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You could just hire a nanny for the same money LOL.

It’s incredibly unlikely that you would be able to find an even semi decent reliable part time nanny for less than $30/ hour, so figure a base minimum of $810/week for the 27 hours op is seeking (and that’s before taxes and any other expenses)

In contrast, per the below, a generous estimate of the perks op suggests offering her MIL adds up to ~$350/week (less than $13/hour)

Get her Uber to/from ( 3 miles away)

$15-20 per ride (so $90-120/week assuming 3 days/week of care)

- Buy a coffee machine and keep it stocked with her favorites

Upfront one time cost of $200 then ~$20/week for a generous allotment of coffee pods
- Keep her favorite snacks stocked (~$50/week)
- Setup DD on IPad for her to order herself lunch. ($75/ week for three lunches)


- Set her up with a meal subscription for days she works.
($75/week for 3 meals)

- Get her a message package for a bi-weekly or monthly massage. Our baby is a a chunk already and holding him isn’t easy on the muscles. ~$50/week (massage envy currently is offering a massage package for $50/month- to be conservative I’ve quadrupled that)

OP here. Thanks for the breakdown. My husband handles our finances and he did a checklist of what we can offer. I will show him this.

[jsteele]

I believe this poster is a troll and therefore will lock this thread.