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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have four kids.  Older two are in elementary school, and our nanny has the 1 & 3 year old during the day.   We will provide food for everyone, a car with gas in it, etc.  
Our first nanny was with us for six years, and she rarely did anything with the kids that cost money, so it wasn’t an issue.  When we moved, we hired a new nanny who was excited to take the kids a lot of different places.  We gave her a credit card in her name with a $500 limit on it, and she ended up spending $300-400/month on getting the kids lunch, little trips to the coffee shop, admission to this place or that, little toys, etc.  We knew that time was limited with her going into it, and we liked her otherwise, so we let it go to keep the peace.  
We are now in the process of hiring another nanny.  I hope we can find someone who will stay with us for the next four years at least.  I want to address this upfront and never make it into a thing.  What do you think is a reasonable amount for these little incidentals?  Does $50/month seem reasonable?  $100?
She will be with the kids 5 days/week from 6:30am-3pm.  [/quote]

I'm still blown that you think 1- and 3-year olds need trips to Starbucks.  Honestly at that age kids don't need that much entertainment except the park.  So many places in the DMV area are free that I don't think you need a solid "incidentals" budget.  I mean what does a regular day looks like for a 1- and 3-year old? Get up at 7 or 8, have breakfast, get out of the house and be back by lunch and nap.  If you need snacks to last you till lunch at home, you should be packing these.  [/quote]

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