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[quote=Anonymous]OP - I am genuinely curious what activities your nanny is doing that get that expensive?  When we go out with our three year old, the only thing that really costs much is lunch - and if that is the case, you may want to consider asking them to come home or pack lunch.  A special occasion trip to the Baltimore Aquarium or the Newseum or some other not-free place can make for an expensive day but that should be a one time thing not weekly!

I will say, I noticed our nanny spent money much more freely when I wasn't good at checking receipts.  I trust her and I don't think she wasn't using it on DC, but they would go out to lunch more often or get ice cream more often or whatever. I actually noticed when, on the weekends, DC started to demand a cookie every time we went to Whole Foods, and asking where we were going to lunch when we were out.  I had her start including the receipts in her daily log book and noticed right away the spending decreased.  They still did many of the same activities, but DC didn't necessarily get an expensive treat each time etc.  I think once she could see it across a week and knew I was looking more closely too, she realized a daily "treat" for a three year old is not necessary.[/quote]

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