M.B.
I was a nanny for about 3 years. I only worked for one family. The boys are in their 20's now, so this was a while back. They offered me 1200 a month and an apartment on the premisis which I paid rent for 400.00 a month. All in all I started at 800 a month. The family had some trouble with a previous nanny, so they wanted the rent to be a seperate transaction from the wages offered. I had my own car, but if I did the carpools I had access to their automobiles. It was a great experience and I really loved my job. I was usually off around 7 and had every Sunday off unless the parents were ill or out of town. I think the best part was that the parents counted on me to help with the boys, but also allowed me to do lots of fun stuff with the boys. I got to take them to the circus, Disney on Ice, Six Flags. I think that put some real balance in my relationship with the kids. They did do fun stuff with their parents too. The parent were really great people.