When to Ask My Neighbor to Pay My Daughter?

"Just wanted to call to find out a good time to bring SuzyQ up, didn't want to just show up when there was no cash around." kind of reminder call seems in order

I would call her and ask "When can I have Susie stop by? She is so excited to have money when she leaves with grandma this Friday. I am so glad you hired her."

I would just send her a text saying that your parents are taking your daughter away this weekend for her birthday. And ask when would be a convenient time for her to drop by to pick up the money for last week.

Your daughter did the work, have her walk down and collect her pay. All she has to say is she's going away and needs her pay. Never too early to teach someone who works, to stand on their own two feet.

Blessings....

A couple years ago, my daughter did some pet and house sitting for a neighbor. They came home, nothing was said and I wondered if she would get paid. I knew they were not the type to not pay... they are both Dr's.

So, when I saw dadl out getting the mail, I casually said hi, how was vacation. Then I asked, Did ____ do a good job for you while you were gone. He said of course, I said well I wanted to make sure everything was ok.

He said... did my wife not pay her? I said no. It ended up being a miscommunication. He thought wife paid and wife though he paid.

Casually mention it and see if it might be a miscommunication. If not then you have to be a littl more direct.

Why don't you just send her a text and ask her "Is tomorrow a good day for ___ to stop by for her turning on the water $ ?"

If it is, then she'll respond "sure" and if she isn't prepared (doesn't have the right bills or needs to go to the bank or a store for cash back or an ATM or whatever) then she should say something like... "Thursday would be better for me".

She is probably just as stumped by the "awkwardness" as you are. We have a neighbor who's 16 yr old occasionally spends time with our dog when we are away for a few days. It is sometimes sort of awkward when we get back because she has our spare house key and we want to pay her, but it is a Sunday and we are out the door to church and so is she (different churches) or whatever. And again, gotta have the right cash on hand and sometimes the first day we return from a trip, I don't.

Just send her a text and ask her when would be a good time. :)

Well, you might go over with your daughter to check in and make sure they felt she did a good job and mention that she'd like her $20 as she's going out of town for her birthday and would like to have the spending money.
Be sure to throw in that you went with her to make sure she did as asked.
Also be sure to thank them and tell them that if they go away again, she'd be willing to help out.

Best wishes.

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this actually happened to us recently! hubby and i went to mexico, the neighbor kid came over and took care of our dog. when we got back, they were up north for a few weeks so we didn't see them. normal for this time of year, its hot so we are all inside or in our pools! so now like 3+ weeks go by and we totally forget! so knock, knock, its the neighbor girl asking for her money! we said OMG! We totally forgot, thanks so much and here you go. so send your daughter over and all she has to say is "can I get the money you owe me from your vacation?". Good luck!

Now!

Any time is appropriate, IMO!

When you offer a job and some $ to a child you NEED to keep up with your part of the deal. Period. End of story!

*Of course one should always hold up their end of any deal but especially so when dealing with children, IMHO!

Have your daughter walk up there and knock and ask for it. She can tell them she's getting ready to go out of town, so she would like to go ahead and get it. She did the work after they offered, so no harm in asking for what's due!

Go to their house now, and ask them.
With your daughter there.
It will be a 'lesson' for her, real life, about how to do these things and how to speak up, for work that was done, and pay that was promised.

I would actually go over there and politely say, Is today a good day for "name of child" to pick up the $20 for turning on the water last week. They will answer or explain themselves one way or the other. Or have her ask. Either way is all good.

I would think it is completely appropriate to go tomorrow and have your daughter ask. If she feels uncomfortable about it, then maybe you can help her a bit.

i'd go down there with my daughter one day or have daughter goon her own and knockon their dor. make polite conversation asking how their trip was and so forth then if they don't bringit up say nicely how it really worked out that they had asked your daughter to water for them sense she's going to visit family and she washappy to have her own money to spend. that will get them feelin obligated to get the cash real quick. if they say they don't have it on them nicely tellthem you understand and mention when she will be going away with you parents _____ day and that she'll need it by then. don't say it will be nice to have it by then say she needs it by then.

go ahead and hint hint. they did ask YOU if daughter would water.