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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How did you come in contact with the people you lived with in exchange for room & board? I'm looking for a set-up like that. [/quote]

I find these on CL quite often. Try in the Childcare section as well as Domestic Gigs and searching for stuff like work exchange under the Rooms/Shared (in Housing) section.[/quote]
How many hours a month do you expect to "give" them? And what did you do for an income?[/quote]

It varies per location and position. It is usually based off the room rental rate. If the room could be rented out for $1000/month (I live in SF), then I would normally look for something more like $800-850 per month (since you are living with kids and not a full equal roommate) and then get all utilities free (which could be up to another $150/month normally. Some will include basic food, some will not. I usually have TP, hand soap, laundry detergent etc paid for (family buys and stocks it), but buy my own personal hygiene items like shampoo/conditioner/body wash etc.

So once you have the room rent price, then you figure out an hourly rate. If the position would be paying $15/hr normally, then to get say about $840/month to cover your room and board, you would work for 14 hours per week. If it is a lower paying position, or in an area with rent that might only be $500/month, then you would have to figure that out. I always work other PT positions to get spending money, but I have worked some that were longer hours for just one family and included a stipend (it would just be 14 hours for room and board and then $15/hr for all hours worked above that).[/quote]

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