Nanny Christmas Gift/Bonus?

[MarissaNicole]

I dont make much and so we can't afford to pay our sitter much but DD isnt her only kid. I am so grateful to her so I gave her $60 at Thanksgiving with a card saying that she was at the top of the list of blessings in our life. For Christmas I will give her $100 and a personalized ornament that says "Thank heaven for Ms. Carol, Love, Minnie 2012"

I won't get a bonus but I remember how much even just $100 meant at Thanksgiving when I was in private practice.

Wife to PGY3

[v-girl]

I'm not full-time so I guess it's different for me, but I would much rather receive a heartfelt gift than money.

[GreyhoundsRUs]

I haven't looked in a while but I remember thinking we wouldn't qualify for IBR. We have a number of additional expenses every month that I'm not comfortable discussing in this forum that take all our income every month once the loans kick in but my salary is such that I don't believe we qualify because those expenses are not recognized for tax purposes (they're in the form of "gifts").

Gotcha! We all do what we gotta do. FWIW - I can't even express the amount of admiration I have for what you're doing and your attitude while doing it!

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

I made handprint ornaments with DD so I'm definitely going to include that. Plus I will have DH write her a nice note because he won't be able to express his sentiments to her when I take her to lunch.

Thanks for the input guys!