By far one of the most beneficial trades I do is working for our membership at the Old Town Hot Springs. With just three hours a week of work, I get a membership for our whole family. This includes the gym, exercise classes, lap pool, hot springs, and, of course, the essential child care room. This place has changed my life. I am able to get my exercise without a summit of synchronizing schedules between my husband and I . AND, we even get a "date night" every Monday when we work out together. (Even though I have been forbade from kissing him in the weight room. It was worth trying.) The place is heaven to me. On a very hard day with my children, I always know I can take them to the lovely child care room and take a moment to myself, after which we will all emerge happy.
What is so wonderful about this particular trading situation is that I can bring my children with me while I work. Where else can you get your family ahead, with your children in-tow? While the trade is worth an equivalent to $9/hr, if you factor in that you don't have to pay for day-care while you make that money, it is actually worth closer to $20/hr. And that makes me feel like MONEY!!
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