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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Offer her $1, split the difference.[/quote]

This. And think long term. Whatever you offer her this year, she’ll expect the same (if not higher) raise next year. [/quote]

You can't be serious? WTF, this person is watching your child and you can't cough up $2? Again, if you can afford a nanny for one kid, you can afford the $2 raise.[/quote]

Oh I didn’t mean she should or should not pay the $2 raise.  I was saying it would be fine to counter at a $1 raise if that’s what she can pay.

I was also suggesting that the OP consider her long term plan. If she plans on employing this nanny for, say, six years, and does a $2 raise this year, she’ll probably need to do a $2 raise every year and the nanny will be making $38/hr by the time the kiddo goes to kinder. Just saying she needs to think about the big picture.

I have no idea what OP’s budget looks like. I’m a MB. There was a time where I was squeezed by childcare costs and had to cut back on personal stuff to afford it. But obviously we wanted the best care for our kids, so we paid generously even though it meant we didn’t take nice vacations, didn’t eat out, etc.  Now we are quite comfortable as my husband got a really well paying job. I still try to be generous because I remember what it’s like to be cash strapped. If parents don’t have the money, they can’t be generous. And if the nanny is just so-so, I see no reason to reward mediocrity. [/quote]

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