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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We pay $250/wk and she has a separate credit card she uses for all child expenses. I allow her to also use that for all her personal gas. She has a dedicated car as well. We invite her out to dinner when we go (she usually doesnt go, she has a social life) and take her on our vacations of she wants (most of them prefer to only go 50% of the time if it is somewhere "cool") we also go skiing in Utah every winter, but DO NOT pay for lift tix or rentals, just flight and hotel. We also give her off when we are off, so all fed holidays. Vacation totals 2 weeks  in summer, 10 days Christmas, and a week at spring break. Our current AP is back in Germany with her family this Christmas.

Indomt think our package is that amazing, but also not bare bones. We have known APs who have incredible set ups, including a nanny for the younger kid and a live in housekeeper/cook.[/quote]

You don't think $250/week plus gas, food and vacations ...PLUS 5 weeks paid vacation is amazing?  Seriously, this program is out of control.   [/quote]

Exactly!  And this is the fault of the families that started to sweeten the pot by offering more than the statutory stipend.  The other stuff (living quarters, car access, vacation time) can be variable without ruining it for all the HFs.  But once they started bidding up the stipend, the whole program becomes a free for all. [/quote]

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