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Pet Sitting for Less

July 24th, 2009 at 03:23 am

While we were on vacation I paid two neighborhood girls to feed our pets. We have two cats, two mice and a hamster. They came over for 8 days.

Originally, I had planned to pay them $50. I figured $5/day + $10 to clean the mice cage once. Instead, I paid $70 because the girl's mother came over the night before our return and cleaned out the litter boxes, the hamster cage and the mice cage for a second time. I didn't ask or intend for her to do that. But, it was so, nice to not have it smell, or have to even clean them when we returned. So, I threw in another $20 for her.

Today, the girl's mom came by and returned $30. I did try to refuse it, as I really felt comfortable with the amount I paid. She paid her two daughter's $20 each. We never did discuss money ahead of time, so I guess it does come down to miscommunication. I think they would have done it for free! I guess in the end $40 was the price for pet sitting. Good deal.

3 Responses to “Pet Sitting for Less”

  1. NJDebbie Says:
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    That was an extra good deal! Your neighbor is a kind lady.

  2. Thrifty Ray Says:
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    Your neighbor sounds like a great lady...perhaps an opportunity will come around for you to return the favor to her someday!! And I am sure the girls really appreciated the $20 each.

  3. north georgia gal Says:
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    That is great! Very thoughtful of her to change everything for you! Made coming home even better I bet!

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