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[JeepGirl6]

SO I am not sure what I should do!! I responded to an ad on craigslist for a parents needing someone to pick up her two children ages 1 and 6 from daycare at 600pm at the latest and watch them in my home until 7:00. My fiance thinks it will interrupt the evening if we have something we have to do,but he mows two days out of the week and is on a bowling league another so 3 days out of the week wouldn't be a problem at all. I am really hurting for money right now, I don't have any kids on Tuesdays,Wednesdays or Fridays. I got rid of one of my other daycare families because I didn't want to stay open past my closing time 5:30 so my fiance is getting mad at me because he says I can't make up my mind and don't listen to what he says. He doesn't' think I should take this job.

The parent wants to pay $75 a week which comes out to be $15 for that hour, but I am thinking I need to leave here by 5:45pm to get them, the daycare is only 5 minutes down the road. I was thinking of asking her for $80 a week. Lastly, while writing back and forth in the E-mails, she lives right across the street from me!! Our wedding is coming up on October, and I only have $1000 saved out of the $7000 wedding cost! I am so stressed out right now because I don't have $$ to do anything for the wedding!

What do you think I should do?

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

If it was a short term arrangement, then I would do it if I needed the income.

[Heidi]

Do you have kids of your own?

If not, and they're right accross the street, why not offer to go to their house with the kids? Then the two night your fiance is home, he can at least chill.

I would also make it clear that if you have other plans, you will let them know, but you reserve the right to take a Friday night off (unpaid/prorated) every now and then, so for those nights, they need to make alternative arrangments.

[DaisyMamma]

Do you have kids of your own?

If not, and they're right accross the street, why not offer to go to their house with the kids? Then the two night your fiance is home, he can at least chill.

I would also make it clear that if you have other plans, you will let them know, but you reserve the right to take a Friday night off (unpaid/prorated) every now and then, so for those nights, they need to make alternative arrangments.

Not a bad idea.

If i needed the money I would do it.
I would also look into the cost of what she pays the daycare and offer her a deal of watching the kids all day till 7 for a little less than what she pays the daycare plus what she will pay you.