Travel nanny and general travel (sharing)
Recently, our friend threw up an idea, however, she later abandoned it due to the inappropriate profitability of the event. Nevertheless, the idea struck me as amusing and does not go out of my head. I wonder what you have to say about this. It is clear that if you do not think about saving at all, then the whole issue can again be solved with money, because you can buy any service. But does it not happen that the interests of people converge and money then fade into the background? Let not for a long time, but at least temporarily.
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Travel nanny
The essence of the idea
We periodically move and upon arrival at the place, be it Moscow, or distant Thailand, we enter the regime for a long time. Moreover, usually it takes so long that it's time to leave. Therefore, from time to time, thoughts are floating around to stop for 1-2 years, in order to finally try to hire a nanny, a housekeeper, reducing all life to a minimum, and freeing up time for yourself just for rest (or work), which is so sorely lacking. Because if the stop is only 1-2-3 months, then we don't even start looking for anyone, it makes no sense.
What is the essence of the idea. But what if you go somewhere right away with a nanny-housekeeper? The issue of the Russian language for the child is immediately resolved, and the issue of entering the regime, you do not need to look for anyone on the spot, everything is ready, that is, you can even go for 3 months, and not for a couple of years. It seems that the idea is not new, if you approach it only from a financial point of view, you should pay a person to yourself and he will go anywhere for the sake of money. But! For us, this is not an option, because we are still only on the way to our wealth :) Why not find a person who himself is not averse to going to Thailand for a few months in winter, but does not have such an opportunity? Pay for tickets, provide a room in a rented house and a refrigerator with food, that is, take all the costs of travel, visas and food. Thus, the trip is on a turnkey basis, apart from personal expenses on the spot. Moreover, you can even pay the same expenses to the nanny with your child (after all, they often go to the sea for the sake of the children), with whom Yegor will socialize :)
What do you think is the real idea? Or it is too difficult and easier to search on the spot, since there are a lot of Russians everywhere?
Let's calculate the profitability
Let's try to estimate the profitability using the example of Thailand and paying for a trip for two people (a nanny with her child). Obviously, it should be cost effective for both parties. Let's calculate how much the minimum trip to Tai for 3 months would cost if people went on their own.
Tickets for two round-trip Moscow-Bangkok cost about 70 thousand rubles, single-entry visas $ 80 (5 thousand rubles), rent of budget housing 10,000 baht / month (60 thousand rubles for 3 months), food 15,000 baht / month (90 thousand RUB for 3 months). The total is 225 thousand rubles, or 75 thousand rubles per month. But this does not include unforeseen expenses, because usually you have to buy something else for the arrangement. Thus, in order to secure a winter stay, a mother and child must earn at least 250 thousand rubles in advance, or apply for a salary of 75 thousand to go to Thailand. And in fact, maybe a larger amount will turn out.
In my opinion, for a person who does not earn that much, it is quite profitable to get this trip, but not in the form of a salary, but in the form of a product, ala a package tour. For a full-time nanny in Moscow costs about 40-50 thousand rubles a month, and in the regions it is two times less. But this, of course, if you really want to go to Tai, and even have the opportunity to work without interrupting your child.
On the part of the employer, we have the following additional costs: the same tickets 70 thousand rubles, visas 5 thousand rubles, food 10,000 baht / month (60 thousand rubles for 3 months). Here it is necessary to clarify some points. Renting a house with two or three bedrooms is almost no difference. When extra mouths appear, the amount for food does not increase proportionally (verified), that is, cook soup for two or four, the price difference is not 2 times. Thus, the costs are equal to 135 thousand rubles or 45 thousand rubles / month (in baht this will now be comparable to a nanny on the spot). It turns out cheaper than if a person drove alone and spent 75 thousand. The figures, of course, are conditional, maybe somehow differently. And if the nanny would go alone and without a child, then the costs will decrease even more.
Joint travel
While writing the post, I got the idea that joint (sharing) travel and wintering can, in principle, take place, because this way you can save, at least, on general costs: rental housing and communal flat, car rental and gasoline, some common items for arrangement ... In a crisis, this is most relevant. With products it is more difficult, because after all, people have different tastes, and everyone eats only to himself :)
Do you think joint travel can become, if not a trend, but at least interest someone? This is not about friends, of course, because this is not new (they drive with friends), namely among strangers or unfamiliar people. Take the same Blablacar, Airbnb, Couchsurfing, a similar sharing principle is used there. Yes, not in everything and not always (the same airbnb is often more like a hotel service), but these are all links in the same sharing chain. I perfectly understand that many, on the contrary, prefer to drive a car without strangers and live in separate housing, but there are enough of those who do not have enough company and just need savings. The development of the services I have listed is just about this..
P.S. Friends, your interesting thoughts on this matter, both from the point of view of the user and from the point of view of the organizers of such events and services.