Anonymous wrote:About to hire our first nanny and she will be shopping, runny errands, etc while kids are in school.
Do we give her a credit card to bu groceries or pay for something with the kids? Or cash? Or reimburse after nanny pays?
Sorry if this seems obvious - I want to have it set up for the her first day.
I would never ask an employee to pay for anything for my family. I would give her a $500 credit card. I had a LPN for my mother and I have her a $500 credit card to pay for any expenses. My mother had altzheimers but in the early stages she enjoyed going out to lunch and this paid for lunch for both of them. She always gave me teceipts and a few times she bought things for herself but she always told me and paid me back.