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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We’re a first time host family and we’re wondering how other host families handle AP food and gas expenses.

For food — I know where supposed to cover “board” but what exactly does that include? For the first couple months our AP ate almost all her meals with us so it wasn’t an issue.  I’d let her add whatever she wanted to our weekly grocery order, which was about $60 worth of special items just her own use (totally reasonable). However, over the past couple of months our AP has said she prefers doing her own grocery shopping, which I thought would be fine except she’s now giving us >$150 worth of receipts per week plus she’s eating out a ton (gives us >$200 worth of receipts/week) during her off-hours instead of having snacks and meals at home. I’m thinking we need to go back to having her give me a list of items to add to our weekly grocery list and/or give her a weekly food stipend instead. What is a reasonable amount?

For gas — she has access to her own car and 99% of driving is for her personal use (she generally doesn’t drive our kids). Yet she seems to expect that we pay for nearly $100/week in gas expenses. Am I correct to assume that we should cover some gas expenses for her personal driving to allow her to partake in the “cultural exchange experience” in addition to any work-related driving? What is a reasonable gas stipend?[/

This is accurate, considering how expensive groceries and gas are as well as childcare. Don’t cheap out on the cost of having an AP, or else she’d rematch with another family.
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