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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone I know with APs pays $250-350, the higher end if you plan to use all 45 hours.

Imagine trying to live in this area on under $10hr when a gallon of gas is your take home pay for one hour of work.[/quote]

We understood that the $200 was just for her own enjoyment, and that everything else was on us anyway - clothes, entertainment out, phone, laptop, etc. What do the APs spend on that ends up requiring the additional pay?[/quote]

That's correct. Room and board is paid for by the family and the stipend is spending money the au pair uses to socialize and travel. Usually the family will pay for a cell phone plan and either offer the use of a car or provide her with a pre-paid metro card. As a general rule, the families in my neighborhood don't pay extra.  I've known some families to bump up the stipend for the au pair's second year with them (au pairs have to pay taxes on that extra stipend) or otherwise offer other perks -- use of a car even if not needed for work, gym memberships, ticket home to see family during their first year, etc.

I work for an agency as a local rep so I've gotten to know a ton of families and au pairs over the years.[/quote]

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