59%of American parents plan to spend more than $18,000 per child on their care expenses in 2023. Last year, this amount totaled $10,000. With such an increase in costs, it’s no surprise that some parents want to cut corners to make it to the next month.

Our team atBored Pandahas collected some of the most demanding and lowest-paying nanny job offers from all over the internet. Below is a list of parents who wanted the best for their children but failed in the eyes of caregivers.

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And Then There Is This

They Couldn’t Even Feed Those Children At $100 A Week

Watch My Kids Overnight For Free And Also Have The Pleasure Of Renting An Overpriced Room In A Super Loud House. How On Earth Can This Person Post This Thinking They’ll Get Any Takers?

Is This Real Life?

Full-Time Babysitter For $5/Hr For 4 Kids. Plus Cleaning My House And Picking Up Dog Poop

Always Amazes Me How Cheap People Can Be, Especially Regarding Their Children. Like, You Think A 3 Dollar An Hour “Nanny” Is Gonna Be Good To Your Kid?

In Search Of Someone Who Doesn’t Value Their Time Whatsoever

I Could Do An Entire Series On Just This One Woman’s Posts In Our Local Group

Person On Facebook Marketplace Asking For A Live-In Babysitter And $100 In Rent, Not Including Utilities Or Food

She Wants Someone To Watch Her Kid For Less Than $3/Hour, 40+ Hours Per Week

Look After My Child, Cook Meals, And Walk The Dog In Exchange For Living In A Frozen Caravan With Us

How Dare She Want To Have A Life Outside Of Being A Nanny

Nanny, Chef, Tutor, Chauffeur For $2.73 An Hour

Looking For A Nanny

Not Even Minimum Wage

This Was In My Local “What’s Happening” Page

Woman Thinks Two Jobs Are One

Experience Presence Through The Eyes Of A Toddler

Where Do I Sign Up? No Kitchen Access, She Says You Can Buy A Microwave And Use Their Deep Freezer. Oh, And Pay Us To Be Our Nanny

However, parents (when they’re not trying to bully nannies into working for pennies) also deserve some sympathy. Families seeking child care often end up on daycare centers’ waitlists, and single or low-income households can’t afford costlier alternatives. That’s why sometimes parents try to hire nannies with little pay and unrealistic expectations.

Give My Kid All Your Attention, Be Available 24/7, And Do It For Basically Only Your Love Of Kids

$18 A Day. What An Opportunity

Seven Days A Week, $100. Don’t Teach Them Another Language And You Don’t Have To Do Dishes Unless They’re Dirty

Another cheaper option for parents is an au pair, a young person from abroad who comes to work and lives in the U.S. with an American family. They provide childcare and light housework in return for a place to stay and a weekly salary. Au pairs can spend up to two years with a family and get the chance to be fully immersed in American culture. For parents, they provide convenience and live-in childcare while being more affordable than private nannies or daycare.

No One Wants To Work These Days

Someone Posting Looking For Childcare. It’s The “And If You Want To Be Friends When I’m Not Working And Fold Laundry For Me” That Gets Me

I understand the struggle of having a not-so-good paying job, but personally just in this last week I’ve had four job offers in entry-level positions paying at least $15 an hour with the same hours. This is a big yikes. This was posted to the Facebook group for the town that I live in.

Here, Take This Full-Time Job For $1.50 An Hour, Oh And I’ll Need You To Be My Personal Chauffeur Too

Sure, 40k A Year Seems Like A Reasonable Annual Salary To Be Your Personal Chef, Nanny, Driver, Administrative Assistant, Home Organizer, Housekeeper, And More In Los Angeles

It’s not something that is provided in a daycare, so when you’re hiring a nanny, you’re paying for a customized and personal form of childcare. If you simply can’t afford to pay a fair wage like the parents on this list, you can consider other budget-friendlier options like some of the ones mentioned above.

Babysitting At 4 AM For $2/Hr

Prefer Patient Babysitter, Unable To Pay Anything

$2 An Hour But Free Snacks And WiFi

Who Wouldn’t Want To Watch An Infant For $1.25/Hr On 3rd Shift?

Free Live-In Nanny Wanted

Babysit 4 Kids 30+ Hours A Week For $375

Looking For A Babysitter Who Will Be Paid With Music Production From A Culty Church

Seeking Mary Poppins

Lady In Mom Group Practically Yelling At Us While Trying To Find A Babysitter Who Will Work All Day Every Day For About $1 Per Hour

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$1500/Month To Be A Full-Time Teacher, Nanny, And Maid

I’m Speechless

Fantastic Salary Making $18,000 A Year Any Takers

Maybe I’m Not Good At Math But This Seems Low For Infant Childcare

The Post Doesn’t Specify If Help Is Needed 5 Days A Week, But If So, It Would Be $6.25/H For 2 Kids Including A 7-Month-Old Infant

Full-Time Overnight Babysitter, Pet Sitter, And Housekeeper For $250 A Week

Wants A Live-In Nanny For $5 An Hour. The Entitlement Blew My Mind. She Deleted It After A Few Comments Called Her Out

Woman Claims She Wants A “Nani” But In Reality, She Just Wants A Slave To Take Care Of Her Household

Would’ve Thought This Was A Joke If I Didn’t See It On The Local Newspaper. Live-In Au Pair For £2.50/Hr While Minimum Wage Here Is Around £7

You Be My Au Pair, But You Also Pay Me, But It’s Low Rent

The Standard “Do Everything For Pennies” Babysitter. Needless To Say, That Was The Only Comment She Got

My Cousin, Asking For 2 Babysitters With Tutoring For Cheap/Free. Special Diet And Religious Requirements Too

A little background: this woman got DRAGGED for about an hour until the mod pulled it (one mod for the whole group!). Then someone who is a nanny wrote a post so long it took up (edit: four) screenshots or so dragging her some more. There was a good mix of people defending her and people yelling at her. The “not someone too chatty” really killed me.

It’s The One-Year Anniversary Of My Favorite Mommy Group Post

Live-In Nanny Or Room For Rent?

$12-15 For 11 Hours/Day With 3 Children Under 5

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All Of That Could Be Yours For A Whopping Three Dollars An Hour

For An Exchange Student Program

Minimum Wage Here Is $15/Hour And She Acts Like She’s God’s Gift To Humanity

How About No

I Also Look For Prior Military Experience When Hiring A Babysitter

$15 For A Nanny With Experience And Education? Good Luck

2 Dollars An Hour For An 11-Hour Day Of Work

What Do You Need My Credit For?

Less Than Four Dollars An Hour? Sign Me Up

Mom Seeks Stranger For Overnight Childcare Of Baby

A Mom Looking For Sympathy Because Her Parents Refuse To Be Her Free Babysitters 24/7

I Feel Like This Belongs Here

Fayetteville, NC Needing A Babysitter For 2020

Family Looking For An Au Pair, The Salary Is 400€

Okay, What?

Families Need To Know That A Full-Time Nanny Cannot Survive On $7/Hr

You Want To Pay Someone Taking Care Of Your Child $5.88 Per Hour?

Listen, I’m Not Here To Hate On Any Parent In Financial Straits, But $30 Per Day?

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