My sisters are upset that I would like to be paid not a lot 250-300 a week my younger sister gets 2000 mo for less work. I give her a bath, cook, clean, take mom anywhere she needs to go and spend my own money on groceries. I take care of the pool and maintain the yard. I am there from 8 to 15 hours every day. How can I get compensated for my work? I'm burning out. My youngest sister is the POA but lives in TX, we live in California. Help, what can I do?
$20-$25 for "inside needs" (i.e. bathing, toileting, feeding, cooking, assistance ambulating, cleaning out cat box) and trips to the store or doctor.
$100/visit for pool maintenance/cleaning.
$350/month for "mow and go" gardening (typically, no trees, no sprinkler maintenance, no pruning, no leaf pickup). Getting those things requires separate contracts starting at about $25/hour.
$150/week for professional housekeeping (vacuuming, scrubbing tub and tiles, etc.)
No one can live on air, and in California no one can live on $300/week either.
Look up the minimum wage where you are and add $4 to it. That's at minimum what you should be paid and what ILs are paying their night/weekend aide. She'll make over $100K annualized.