$36,000 Nanny for two kids!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here,
My sister has her own bedroom and she shares the bathroom with my son. We eat together as a family, take turn cooking, and cleaning. My wife and I are willing to pay $15 per hour for eights hours. We cannot offer health insurance or other benefits because we cannot at this moment. My sisters relationship with my wife is not the best, because my son is very close to my sister and it's creating issues. My sister is a good person, she's educated, and my son has benefited from her a lot. When baby number two was born, we asked my sister to watch both of them. She didn't feel that the money we will offering was adequate compare to what other people will pay. I explained to her, my wife and I just don't have enough to pay her $25 per hour right now. The compensate for the lack of money, we offered rent free, still she is determined to leave. She is willing to wait until we find a new sitter or nanny. Her new job is basically better for her and it's one child compared to two.

Health insurance is a huge issue. Do you, your wife and kids go without it?

[Anonymous]

I think We are not being fair here
Do you know how much food and rent costs now days?
I know its not a good idea to work with relatives but saving on rent and food is a big chink.
We nannies that dont live in pay rent, food, Cell Phone, Health insurance, cable , and utilities clothing, going out etc, so let her go out and work and pay her own bills and see how far the money stretches

[Anonymous]

Also if we drive we pay gas and fixing our car and not to mention the prize for the car, and after covid the prices of every thing are sky high !

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think We are not being fair here
Do you know how much food and rent costs now days?
I know its not a good idea to work with relatives but saving on rent and food is a big chink.
We nannies that dont live in pay rent, food, Cell Phone, Health insurance, cable , and utilities clothing, going out etc, so let her go out and work and pay her own bills and see how far the money stretches

Huh? She is living with another family who pays her more. OP isn't offering health insurance or any extras.

[Anonymous]

OP you are not seeing the forest for the trees.

This ain’t about the money. Your wife is being emotionally hostile to your little sister because she resents the close relationship your little sister has with her firstborn son because she chose to go back to work and let her SIL raise her baby. Your wife is making the home environment miserable for your little sister. She loves your kids but she is choosing a healthier way and I laud her for it. If she gets away she’ll be able to have a normal auntie relationship with her nephew and hopefully eventually your wife will stop being nasty to her for the mistake she made of loving and nurturing your son like you asked.