Advise please

[Anonymous]

My charge is going to pre-k next week. Meanwhile I will run errands and help with house cleaning,but there is a friend of MB whose child goes to the same school and wants me to drive her son back to her house after school, she will leave the car seat at school and i have to carry it and put it in my car. Should I charge for that? How to talk about it with her politely? I told Mb that I wasn't comfortable with that and she said whatever works for me.

[Anonymous]

If you're not comfortable with it, say no. "I appreciate the offer, but I'd rather not."

If you do agree to drive, you should charge for it.

[Anonymous]

If you want to do it, of course you charge her, maybe 50/week? Also, you absolutely can NOT be installing the carseat every day. She needs to get you an extra one and have it properly installed.

[Anonymous]

OP, there's nothing 'impolite' about responding to a job offer, as long as you do it professionally and responsibly.

[Anonymous]

If you have no interest in helping out this woman just politely tell her no thank you, you are not comfortable driving another child (or whatever the reason may be).

If you are interested (and I would be seeing as it's an easy way to make some extra money), you need to come up with a rate for each time you drive the child home.

She also must provide you with a car seat that can stay installed in your car. You do not want to have to install a car seat in your car every day. I have been there, done that before and it's just not worth the trouble. Also she should install it for you, you do not want to be at fault if you do not install it correctly.

I think the rate the pp suggested of $50/week would be fair. So $10/day every day there is school and you drive him home. I assume this would take less than a half hour, so you are basically earning $20/hour. I say go for it. Especially if the kids get along.