Here’s a quick story about the need to keep money moving. Please encourage your employers to buy goods and services! 🙂 The wealthiest American households are keeping a tight grip on their purse strings even as their lower-income counterparts are spending a lot more freely when they emerge from weeks of lockdown. That decline in…
The US Treasury Department is cracking down. Sadly, I thought this might happen. Lots of LLC employers in the private service world… Make sure your employers know the law for payroll issues, especially under the current circumstances. Call us for a referral if you need legal and/or payroll guidance. A senior Treasury official told Page…
Glad to see our associate featured for his London visit… They’ve shed the Victorian-era tuxedos and the strict rules of etiquette, but a man who’s billed as “Canada’s most famous butler” – and runs a successful training school producing the next era of domestic staff – is proof that butlers aren’t just relics of…
Here’s a quick look at the rising market for trained staff in Scotland. We’ve seen growing demand as the world economies are building the wealthy classes. With names like Jeeves, Carson, Hudson and Alfred, butlers have often been portrayed as almost as cut-glass posh as their employers, and often far smarter. Now butlers can claim to…
Here’s some real estate news worth noting. This could be a unique staffing opportunity with new owners in the not so distant future… Over a century ago, businessman Mortimer Fleishhacker, Sr., purchased a series of parcels about 30 miles south of San Francisco. Like many wealthy locals of the time, he was seeking a…
This post is a nice update on family service positions. The modern day Family Assistant is becoming popular again and including elements of traditional PA’s, Social Secretaries, and helping with children. Maddie Gray’s working day begins at 9am, when there are bills to be paid, invoices to issue and dozens of snags and queries to…
Here’s a nice article with some historical perspective on Household Staff. Enjoy. …In our modern American society, the idea of openly treating someone differently based upon class level seems extremely rude. For household staff a century ago, however, different treatment would be seen as quite normal, and in fact, many households were judged based on…
Yachting is one of the few careers that translates well into land based home management. Some clients even ask for the “yacht experience” in their homes as a request when setting up private services. Do you ask yourself: ‘What will I do after my yachting days are over?’ This is a dilemma that many yachties…
In today’s society money is the great divider, and raising kids to be respectful of all economic levels is important. This article shares a few ideas for families with higher levels of wealth. Raising children is hard, no matter how much money you earn. But wealthy parents have a unique hurdle: In a household where…
Simeon Rosset reflects on his 20-year career as a butler to the rich and famous. This is a nice piece with great visuals. Enjoy. A modern-day equivalent of Downton Abbey’s Mr Carson, Simeon has worked for nearly 20 years as a butler serving a galaxy of stars, royalty and the odd billionaire. The 37-year-old, from…