Babysitting...

beautyq115 Posted: Oct 21, 2005 07:43 PM

Babysitting...

I have not babysat in a long time BUT I need money. One of my neighbors asked me if I would be interested in babysitting sometime and I said yes. She asked me what my rate was and I had no idea what to say.

What do you think an appropriate rate would be???

JanuaryBride06 Posted: Oct 21, 2005 07:43 PM

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for how many kids?

beautyq115 Posted: Oct 21, 2005 07:43 PM

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3 kids..ages 4, 2 and 1

Goldi1021 Posted: Oct 21, 2005 07:45 PM

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Ask a 15 year old and then tack on $5. Your time is worth more and you drive.

JanuaryBride06 Posted: Oct 21, 2005 07:45 PM

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That's so tough to figure out - 10 years ago I would have charged around $10 an hour for that but now - I feel like that's not nearly enough for three kids!

beautyq115 Posted: Oct 21, 2005 07:46 PM

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Posted by Goldi1021

Ask a 15 year old and then tack on $5. Your time is worth more and you drive.

Well I wouldn't be driving...they live very close by.

beautyq115 Posted: Oct 21, 2005 07:46 PM

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Posted by JanuaryBride06

That's so tough to figure out - 10 years ago I would have charged around $10 an hour for that but now - I feel like that's not nearly enough for three kids!

I have no idea what is approrpriate

JanuaryBride06 Posted: Oct 21, 2005 07:51 PM

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Is $15/hour appropriate? Or $20?

cjb88 Posted: Oct 21, 2005 07:54 PM

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Posted by JanuaryBride06

Is $15/hour appropriate? Or $20?

holy crap!! i dont think i can afford to ever have kids and get a babysitter... what happened to the days when babysitters were happy to get $5/hr??

JanuaryBride06 Posted: Oct 21, 2005 07:55 PM

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Posted by cjb88

Posted by JanuaryBride06

Is $15/hour appropriate? Or $20?

holy crap!! i dont think i can afford to ever have kids and get a babysitter... what happened to the days when babysitters were happy to get $5/hr??

Inflation happened? I seriously don't know what's right, I'm really just guessing. It's totally different hiring a kid; they'll accept less because they don't have rent, food and a wedding to pay for

DCSAAB06 Posted: Oct 21, 2005 07:56 PM

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Im going to say at least $10/hr.
Kind of have to give a break for the 3 kids and hopefully the get to bed earlly and u have no worries for nite. Then its easy money.

SweetCin704 Posted: Oct 21, 2005 08:28 PM

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Kathleen, I'd say at least 12-15. an hour, 3 kids!!!!!

CKJ906 Posted: Oct 21, 2005 09:11 PM

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I babysit every once in a while for a good family friend, I've been doing it for years and I feel bad saying no b/c they don't ask me often. But there are 3 kids and they go to sleep after an hour that i'm there and i watch TV the rest of the time. They give me 15. an hour it's cash $. I would feel funny asking more then 15, but that is just me.

johnsae Posted: Oct 21, 2005 09:12 PM

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$15 an hour - 3 kids is a lot of work

diggity10 Posted: Oct 21, 2005 09:13 PM

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I still babysit in my neighborhood, its quick and easy money. I usually get between 10-12 dollars an hour I think thats fair.

BJandDan Posted: Oct 21, 2005 09:41 PM

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$15 sounds about right.... no more than that though.

VogueBride Posted: Oct 21, 2005 09:48 PM

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i think 12-15..but i would think more like 12

esb980 Posted: Oct 21, 2005 10:50 PM

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$20 is good, you'll probabaly only get like $10-15, because people don't like to pay. Thje truth is (IMO) your children are the most valuable thing you have, people never want to pay the people who come into their homes, the people who clean their houses and don't steal from them, the people who watch their children and play w/ them instead of watching TV, the people who take care of their elderly mother.... I babysit and people always argue about how much they should pay them. You give the pizza guy 5 bucks for bringing a pizza to your door. FH installs home theaters and he could be at someones house for a hour and they'll give him $50 as a tip, but GOD FORBID you over pay the person that watches your child!! Sorry.... I just had to get that out!

thefirstlady Posted: Oct 21, 2005 11:08 PM

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I was paid about $10 an hour for 3 boys, 2, 7 and 11

lacey&mark Posted: Oct 22, 2005 10:20 AM

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i get $10 for 1 kid...i think for 3 i would do $15, but if its a night job and they are all sleeping anyway, $15 might be to steep. i work at a daycare center and a lot of us babysit for the kids and it seems $10 is the going rate. ~lacey