to pay the teenager next door to do the gardening

[kickassangel]

.. because i need to get a load of housework done & also have dd to entertain.

BUT really, i'm her on mn?

oops.

if you see me here in the next 2 hours, give me a slap.

Yanbu!!!!

YANBU - he/she will appreciate it. Could always rope them in to a bit of baby sitting as well.

DP is under the impression I clean our car and do the garden I pay my neighbours children to do it - £7 for the car/weeding and chocolate for their silence!!

sounds like a win-win to me - I paid DS 20p to hand the washing out earlier - looks like I'm going to have to pay same again to get him to bring it back in cos of the rain

*hang

Not at all.
Good for them to earn some money- you can do other things .
DD is earning £40 for feeding someone's cat for 2 weeks. Not bad.

We pay 2 teenagers in our street to cut grass / do weeding etc. Made such a difference coming back from holiday to cut grass!

well, i got on & tidied up. still haven't done the painting that needs doing, though - i wonder if the lad next door is any good with a paint brush?

There's only one way to find out

Think of it as keeping the economy moving!!