JCrakers
23-10-2012, 09:00 AM
My dd is 10 and is in yr 6 at school. She has a nice group of friends who come round for tea/sleepovers etc. Last summer her friends Mum asked if I could have her dd 1 day over the summer. I agreed, had her dd and didn't charge as I had her round in a non working capacity. :D She was grateful and then she had my dd round to play the week after.
I also had another of dd's friends round 2 days over the summer but charged as I don't know her so well and her Mum insisted.
2 weeks ago another friends Dad asked me if I could pick up his dd from school and have her until he finished work. I said no probs and didn't charge as I saw it as a friend for tea. He wanted to pay but being that I'd not seen his dd for 2hrs as they were in my dd room playing I said no.
He asked if I could have her again the day after and said he would pay this time and I agreed. So I had her 8am-8.50am and 3pm-6.25pm and charged him £15 (little less than my rate of £3.50)
I have her again today and my dd is happy and has someone to play with so it makes my job a lot easier so 8.30-5pm I've said 'give me £20'
I'm happy with that and I'm sure he is too. It gives me a bit of unexpected money.
Its a difficult area having the kids friends over and charging for it. :blush:
He wants me to have his dd next year after school as he has a job starting for a few weeks. He's taken my EY number for tax credits and is going to looking at that so I better get myself in to gear and get some proper invoices made up.
Still find it weird though
I also had another of dd's friends round 2 days over the summer but charged as I don't know her so well and her Mum insisted.
2 weeks ago another friends Dad asked me if I could pick up his dd from school and have her until he finished work. I said no probs and didn't charge as I saw it as a friend for tea. He wanted to pay but being that I'd not seen his dd for 2hrs as they were in my dd room playing I said no.
He asked if I could have her again the day after and said he would pay this time and I agreed. So I had her 8am-8.50am and 3pm-6.25pm and charged him £15 (little less than my rate of £3.50)
I have her again today and my dd is happy and has someone to play with so it makes my job a lot easier so 8.30-5pm I've said 'give me £20'
I'm happy with that and I'm sure he is too. It gives me a bit of unexpected money.
Its a difficult area having the kids friends over and charging for it. :blush:
He wants me to have his dd next year after school as he has a job starting for a few weeks. He's taken my EY number for tax credits and is going to looking at that so I better get myself in to gear and get some proper invoices made up.
Still find it weird though