Please outline for me the responsibilities of House Manager

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She already is your house manager.
Perhaps she's hinting that she'd like to be compensated accordingly.

OP back and no - we offered her a raise this year and she turned it down since we started paying her healthcare insurance.

I do not believe this. Only a fool would refuse to be compensated for additional job duties.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She already is your house manager.
Perhaps she's hinting that she'd like to be compensated accordingly.

OP back and no - we offered her a raise this year and she turned it down since we started paying her healthcare insurance.

I do not believe this. Only a fool would refuse to be compensated for additional job duties.

OP here. She felt that our paying over $500 a month for her healthcare insurance was raise enough. This was her decision. You can believe whatever you want but you are adding nothing to the topic of this thread.

[Anonymous]

You can also open a checking account and make your nanny an "agent" in it. Then you can fund it at whatever amount makes sense each month. Give her a debit Visa or MC, and then she can get the cash she needs as well as charge groceries and such, and you end up with an itemized list of what she uses it for.

So, let's say you put in $2K/mo. You see that she's taken out a total of 1K in cash, and you know cleaners + yard people = $800. Then you know to ask about the additional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can also open a checking account and make your nanny an "agent" in it. Then you can fund it at whatever amount makes sense each month. Give her a debit Visa or MC, and then she can get the cash she needs as well as charge groceries and such, and you end up with an itemized list of what she uses it for.

So, let's say you put in $2K/mo. You see that she's taken out a total of 1K in cash, and you know cleaners + yard people = $800. Then you know to ask about the additional.

OP here. Nanny already has a AmEX in her name but it is the cash (actual dollar) payments I am thinking about. Now she reminds us to leave cash once a week for the cleaning person and every other week for the cleaning service. Even with her reminders - we still forget.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can also open a checking account and make your nanny an "agent" in it. Then you can fund it at whatever amount makes sense each month. Give her a debit Visa or MC, and then she can get the cash she needs as well as charge groceries and such, and you end up with an itemized list of what she uses it for.

So, let's say you put in $2K/mo. You see that she's taken out a total of 1K in cash, and you know cleaners + yard people = $800. Then you know to ask about the additional.

OP here. Nanny already has a AmEX in her name but it is the cash (actual dollar) payments I am thinking about. Now she reminds us to leave cash once a week for the cleaning person and every other week for the cleaning service. Even with her reminders - we still forget.

That's why I'm saying to open a checking account on which she is the agent. It will give her no access to actually get into your banking information, but will allow you to issue a debit card in her name. You would only have to remember to put cash in once a month. And is AmEx taken everywhere she shops? Always good to have MC or Visa for backup.

Our nanny has one. It works really well. She can use it for gas, little things when out with the kids, or to pull cash out in a situation like the one you describe.

I'm glad your nanny always has enough cash on her to cover your forgetful moments, but why should she have to?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can also open a checking account and make your nanny an "agent" in it. Then you can fund it at whatever amount makes sense each month. Give her a debit Visa or MC, and then she can get the cash she needs as well as charge groceries and such, and you end up with an itemized list of what she uses it for.

So, let's say you put in $2K/mo. You see that she's taken out a total of 1K in cash, and you know cleaners + yard people = $800. Then you know to ask about the additional.

OP here. Nanny already has a AmEX in her name but it is the cash (actual dollar) payments I am thinking about. Now she reminds us to leave cash once a week for the cleaning person and every other week for the cleaning service. Even with her reminders - we still forget.

That's why I'm saying to open a checking account on which she is the agent. It will give her no access to actually get into your banking information, but will allow you to issue a debit card in her name. You would only have to remember to put cash in once a month. And is AmEx taken everywhere she shops? Always good to have MC or Visa for backup.

Our nanny has one. It works really well. She can use it for gas, little things when out with the kids, or to pull cash out in a situation like the one you describe.

I'm glad your nanny always has enough cash on her to cover your forgetful moments, but why should she have to?

This is what we did. We have a checking account that the nanny and I am on. She has a debit card and checks (she also has a credit card for most purchases, but sometimes you need cash). If you want the maid to be paid in cash, have the nanny take it out using the debit card. I think checks are easier, so have her write the checks. I just monitor the balance in the checking account and transfer funds over as needed. It is not tied to our other accounts (i.e. there is no overdraft that links to our savings).