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All of it very enlightening - thank you! I gather SGD 1000 is on the high side. X9200, I wasn't thinking of paying that plus paying for food as I cannot afford it and it doesn't appear to be the norm anyway, although, yes, she is completely honest, a sensible sort and an excellent nanny (no cook tho...

P.S. We would never expect her to eat instant noodles. We don't eat it ourselves and wouldn't want our helper or anyone else to live on food that is a health hazard.

Thanks, everyone! Really appreciate the inputs. I've heard horror stories about some helpers, so, I understand where ecureilx and x9200 are coming from. The person I was referring to has worked for us in another country in the past, so, I know for a fact that she is a decent human being, one of the ...

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Hi Everyone We are moving to Singapore soon and one of the Filipino candidates we are interested in hiring as our nanny has requested a food allowance and a return ticket home at the end of each year of service. Could anyone please advise what a reasonable food allowance would be? Also, how much wou...

JRB: Many thanks. Not only did I find several options for short term accommodation, I also found a bunch of properties that I would be interested in exploring with a more long term lease in mind. Links saved.

Hi Everyone We are looking for a 3 bed serviced apartment (or a 2 bed apartment with a helper's room) for a month (approx end-July to end-Aug) while we house-hunt and wait for our shipment to arrive. We are a family of 2 adults and a 3 year old, moving with a nanny. Somewhere close to Harbourfront w...