1. Both SAs are firmly anchored by a younger sibling. (1.5 and newborn)
2. Both SAs are part of a family that has been here a long time.
3. Both SAs are in school full time during the year and not here at all during the school year so this would be a "summer only" sort of thing.
4. My rate is HIGH for my immediate area and I seem to be one of a very few people who charges the same for all age groups
5. I only take these two SA



and the one I am holding until last for a reason is....both families have some tough financial situations developing. Family 1, mom is getting a permanent position (Yay! No more temp worries, and she gets benefits like paid time off!) but that comes with a huge pay cut so she asked if we can work on the rate, plus with custody/etc they aren't here all the time anyway. Family 2 has been here the longest and has a sucky financial situation and I raised rates on them in the fall because they were flakey and I feel sort of guilty about it....

::duck::

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