How Do You Receive Your Payments?

[Michael]

Cash, check, Paypal and credit card. DON'T do credit cards, unless you enjoy flushing money down the toilet. When my awful contract is up, switching to Square One. Paypal is really cool and affordable prices.

Paypal may be easy to set up and use but they are expensive. I use Authorize.net and I pay only around $25 a transaction. I was grandfathered in at that rate about 10 years ago. Square One may be a good way to go, just check on your gateway, merchant and bank fees.

[Texasjeepgirl]

I just click save on the page where you are getting ready to print the invoice off.

I have a folder on my desktop that the invoices are saved in.

I attach the saved invoice to parents in an e-mail.

Super simple to do.....without using the childcarepay system.

PERFECT... this is the solution I was looking for....

[snbauser]

You don't have to use childcare pay in order to email invoices to parents. Whenever I create an invoice I get a pop up window. In it are two options - "print this invoice" or "email the parent a copy of the invoice". Below it in another box is the option for childcare pay. If you just check the "email the parent a copy of the invoice" then as long as you have their email address in their information tab then it will email it to them.

[Blackcat31]

You don't have to use childcare pay in order to email invoices to parents. Whenever I create an invoice I get a pop up window. In it are two options - "print this invoice" or "email the parent a copy of the invoice". Below it in another box is the option for childcare pay. If you just check the "email the parent a copy of the invoice" then as long as you have their email address in their information tab then it will email it to them.

I get the same choices but when I click the option to e-mail, it just tells me I have no parents enrolled in the Childcarepay option. :confused:

So instead, I just click print the invoice and save it to a fold on my desktop and then attach it to an e-mail to them. I also prefer to have all the saved invoices easy to access at any time.

[Texasjeepgirl]

it told me same.. that I need to enroll in childcare pay to be able to email the invoice.. I'm not sure I have any clients that will want to do the childcare pay...but I am the one that wants to be able to email the invoice to them... regardless of method of payment they choose..

[MissAnn]

Just because a parent enrolls in Childcare pay doesn't mean they have to pay through it. You can just use it to send the invoices out. They can still pay you in person. They don't give out any information like bank acct #'s. You just need to have their email address in the child information. It is so easy!

[Unregistered]

I have the parents give me their weekly checks at the beginning of the month. At the end of a month, I send them an email asking them to bring the next month's worth of checks dated, for example: March 4, 11, 18, 25. Each weekend on my way to the grocery store, I drop that week's group of checks in the night deposit at the bank so they go into my account on Monday morning every week. This is the easiest for me and the parents like it too. There is no forgetting!

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

If I sign up on Minute Menu Pro to email the invoices to the parents.. do they have to pay by childcarepay ? or can they choose to bring a check or cash?
The system doesnt want to allow me to email the invoices I create.. unless I sign up .. but I don't have any parents that are very interested in the childcarepay .. it's me that is interested in having the ability to email the invoices...

They can pay by childcarepay.com if you set up an account for them or they can pay by cash/check and YOU enter it as paid (you enter the check number, or if it is cash I just type in "cash"). happyface

[Bkind]

We take check Monday drop off or cash no layer the Tuesday night pick up or it's a 10 dollar a late fee or possibly not watch DC if not paid by Tuesday night also the food program they can pay online but I must have confirmation it was done by email Monday 3pm

[renodeb]

My dc parents pay by check or cash. I actually dont mind going to the bank. I just use the drive through atm. I dont mind getting checks becasue then it creates a paper trail. I would love it if my bank had an app for that. Maybe one day they will.
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[MarinaVanessa]

it told me same.. that I need to enroll in childcare pay to be able to email the invoice.. I'm not sure I have any clients that will want to do the childcare pay...but I am the one that wants to be able to email the invoice to them... regardless of method of payment they choose..

I think I already sent you a message about this but the client doesn't have to use childcarepay to pay you even if you email the invoices. I have clients that don't use it and have never even logged in that still get invoices emailed to them and pay me either by cash and the other by check.

[Cat Herder]

the client doesn't have to use childcarepay to pay you even if you email the invoices. I have clients that don't use it and have never even logged in that still get invoices emailed to them and pay me either by cash and the other by check.

This

I automatically enroll them in childpay, give them their acct info and HOPE they will use it during the enrollment process.

I still email invoices/receipts and they can pay cash or directly through their acct.

50% pay cash, so far.