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  • An au pair like the one Alex on Real Housewives has cost 14K a year. 7K to the service to get the girl there and then 140 p/w for 40 hrs a week. Every suburban mom living in one of those giant houses should have one.

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    04.15.08, 01:09 PM [ Flag ]

    • I got home and found my dh and my au pair loading cds onto itunes. They were naked. Should I be worried?

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      04.15.08, 01:10 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • ^^ every one who has an extra room and the desire for full time help should get one.

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      04.15.08, 01:10 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • I LOLed when they tried to pretend she cost $40k/year.

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      04.15.08, 01:10 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • op: me too. Alex really rubs me the wrong way.

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        04.15.08, 01:11 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • ^^Personally, I don't think they are worth the trouble. They tend to just count the hours until they can go out and party all night. Friends have had problems with them bringing boys home, having parties when they were gone, etc. They are college students, you know?

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        04.15.08, 01:12 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • That isn't quite accurate - weekly is $160 and going to $180. And if you actually treat them like human beings, the cost does increase.

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      04.15.08, 01:12 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • ^^ though it is still inexpensive, yes.

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        04.15.08, 01:13 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • Fair enough, but I point it out because help isn't entirely unaffordable. If you had three kids it would make sense no matter how you slice it.

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        04.15.08, 01:13 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • Oh absolutely. I just think it's bizarre to not count the rest of the expenses. Food, car, phone, cable, etc. It's not 40K but if you want to treat them well and approach it as more than slave labor, it can get closer to 25-30..

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          04.15.08, 01:16 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • ^^ That said, I know ZERO about Alex.

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          04.15.08, 01:16 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • Alex! Ha, doesn't that family make you laugh? Oh man are they pathetic.

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      04.15.08, 01:12 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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