many mammies have problem with octopus but it's very simple.
1) i gave my maid a new octopus card ($100 + deposit) when she arrived
2) she marked in her book that i gave her $100 cash.
3) she will use the octopus whatever she likes
4) when she needs to take a mini bus to market or buy bread for me, etc, she will deduct from the cash balance.
5) from time to time, i will give her more money and mark in the book
this is a petit cash system like in offices. you don't have to check how she uses your octopus. one day she runs away, you just lose the deposit. that's all.
Same as mymelody2006, ask her to mark down the usage of the card and if almost finish the value, give $100 to her for recharge and ask her to give back the receipt to me
我又係,因佢天都要去por por 屋企.每日都要用$6左右.因第一次請工人+婦人之仁,冇同佢講放假要比返我!咁都算啦,諗住佢放假用$20以內咪當比佢既bonus lor! So far 過左半年都okay! 點知上星期六晚,我入左$100,當時張receipt show 個balance 係$126. 點知星期一晚o係 por por 屋企坐車回家時,見到個balance 得返$50!!! 咁o個 $70去左邊? 佢放假去邊要用$70車費?