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'I wouldn't be successful at my job without her': My friend cleans, cooks and cares for my child. I pay her $50 a day. Am I taking advantage of her?

The Moneyist Last Updated: April 22, 2023 at 4:20 p.m. ET First Published: June 29, 2022 at 12:03 a.m. ET ‘I still nurse my daughter, put her down for naps and change her dirty diapers’ ‘She says she’s more than happy to be here with us and has mentioned that we don’t have to pay

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‘I still nurse my daughter, put her down for naps and change her dirty diapers’

‘She says she’s more than happy to be here with us and has mentioned that we don’t have to pay her, although she appreciates it when we do.’

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Dear Quentin,

I’m a working-from-home mom and my supervisors have no intentions of bringing me back to the office at this time. In order to actually get work done, I have pieced together childcare using the help of family and friends.

I have one friend who has really gone above and beyond to adjust her own flexible work schedule around my meetings and deadlines. She cooks and cleans and cares for my infant daughter while I’m busy working. 

I…

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