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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I am kind of in the same boat as you.  I am after school nanny, and as the kids have gotten older, my job has become more and more just taxi service to their activities.  The 8 year old is now doing soccer in a town 20 miles away.  So on Mondays and Wednesdays I leave my house, drive 6 miles to their house, let the 12 year old dog out to pee, then bring in packages, trash cans, etc., then take the dog for a quick walk, then drive 4 miles to school and pick the boy up, then drive him 19 miles to soccer practice.  The dad meets us at soccer, and I drive 20 miles home.

Soccer practice started last week, and at first I was thinking that since I was only with the child for one hour, I would charge for only one hour of childcare.  But at the end of the week, I realized I was spending 2 hours and 45 minutes on the road those days, and I am just not willing to do that in exchange for a one hour babysitting fee.  MB and I discussed it all when the week was over and I renegotiated my fees for this taxi service.  As far as gas / car maintenance fees, I charge 40 cents a mile from my house back to my house.

P.S. -- I have always wondered about the government gas rate.  The actual cost of the gas is going to be 15-20 cents a mile.  Does a vehicle really need so much maintenance that it equates to  35 cents a mile????  That would mean if a vehicle is driven 10,000 miles a year, it would need  $3,500 a year in maintenance.  Eh, my vehicle has been paid off for a long time, so I guess maybe  I am not taking car payments and full coverage insurance into account.  [/quote]

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