Financial Friday: Do You Have Your Gifts for Your Employers and Donations for 2009 done?
by Alice Shaffer
As 2009 winds down we have a few things left to deal with. Have you made your final purchases for your holiday gifts for your employers? Have you made your final donations for 2009 to your charities?
Donations:
Make sure you get receipts for those items you donated. Do a quick sweep of your closet for any winter items you don’t need that someone at a shelter could use this winter. Many places are still taking items for holiday gifts. Check your local listings for the Salvation Army and Goodwill openings for donations.
Gifts for Employers
As nannies, we are sometimes in a bind on what to get our employers if anything at all. NannyMall LLC posted a blog post on this very thing a week or so ago.
I recently had a NannyMall Nanny email to say she was giving gifts to the children of the family in which she was placed and she asked a really great question:
Is it appropriate to gift the parents and if so, what do you give them?To read the rest of the article please visit The Financial Nanny