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Weekend Roundup June 20-24, 2011
Summer sure started off hot here on the east coast this week! We had an action packed blog week at Regarding Nannies. The week started off with Nanny Brandi reflecting on her first INA Conference. She shared some great insights, so be sure to check it out. We also shared several books for casual and [...]
Social Media Connects You
By Alice Shaffer Social Media is an amazing thing. Just on Friday the world shared in joy of the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Katherine. Sunday night we watched along with the rest of the world the announcement that Osama Bin Laden had been killed by a mission of US operatives on Sunday morning. [...]
Spring Break, Summer Vacation Schedule and Pay
Introduction by Alice Shaffer The Financial Nanny & Regarding Nannies Team Member Spring Break has happened in some schools and others are still waiting patiently for Spring Break to come. Often times nannies get time off during spring breaks, during the winter holidays and summer vacations. Throughout my 16 years as a professional nanny, I [...]
Meet Nanny Debra
Welcome back to another ‘Meet Nanny’, where we get a chance to meet a fabulous nanny and learn what makes her special, unique and an asset to the families she has cared for! Meet Nanny Debra By: Greta Schraer 1. What is your daily Nanny life like? I just started a new position and (at [...]
Nanny 101: Creating a Successful Play Date
Nanny 101: Creating a Successful Play Date By: Greta Schraer Welcome back, nannies, today’s class should be a fun one. As nannies we are lucky, we love children and we spend a great amount of time playing with kids in the best of places. Often I have thought, “this is my job!?” While not every [...]
Answering Questions about the INA Nanny of the Year Award
Answering Questions about the INA Nanny of the Year Award By: Greta Schraer This time last year I was going through nomination process for International Nanny Association, Nanny of the Year (NOTY). I was pretty new to INA and of course the process and procedure of accepting the nomination and preparing a portfolio. I cannot [...]
Weekend Round Up January 31-February 4 2011
Thank you Mr. Punxsutawney Phil for not seeing your shadow this week. Spring will be here soon! Regardless if Phil saw his shadow or not Spring arrives on Sunday March 20, 2011. Much of the United States is covered in either snow or ice even Dallas got 4 inches of snow this week! Thankfully the Super [...]
Professional Nannies & Tax Time
Tax Time Compliments of Breedlove & Associates, written specially for Regarding Nannies Q. My employer pays me a “take-home” amount of $525 per week and agreed to pay all my taxes on top of that. How do I know they paid my taxes to the government for me and how should I do my tax [...]
Credit Reports: What Should I Know?
Head over to The Financial Nanny today for a Credit Union worker’s inside information on Credit Reports and Fico Scores. As professional nannies, we should all be making sure our credit reports are checked annually. Learn how from some tips from Mary today. Credit Reports: Did You Know?
Tax Changes for Nannies in 2011
If you are a professional nanny and your employer takes care of your taxes as they should, please make sure they have updated it with the new Social Security tax rate changes and the new tax laws. Make sure to share this with your nanny employers and nanny friends. We want to make sure everyone [...]
