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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is ridiculous, OP.  Your time is no less valuable because
Kid is asleep.  If the house catches on fire, do you try to save kid, or can you just walk out and save yourself.  I paid hourly fee for alk hours.  Of course, I am not the cheap DCUM parent.[/quote]
Well said, thank you.
I agree that some nannies have it backwards. Unless they're doing some specific charity work, people generally think you have low self-esteem, or you have some other problem, when you constantly go around cutting your rates for your well to do (at least better than you) employers. Save your charity for folks who really need it. [/quote]

I'm an MB.  Seems like the first posters all were basically in the same ballpark re their approach to costs, hourly rates, awake time versus overnights, and they all sound like professional nannies.

I would hire them if need be, and pay them what they request - just as I do with our nanny.

If you charge me $18/hr for every hour in a 24 hour period then you're never getting hired.  It's as simple as that.

I'm not made of money, nor am I cheap, and my nanny is, by far, my biggest expense after our mortgage.  I do not consider it a "charity" event if someone accepts somewhere in the neighborhood of $300-400/day to watch my child, in my house for a 24 hour period.

Your relentless harping on "cheap parents" is inappropriate and just reflects poorly on you and your profession.

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