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« on: December 26, 2009, 07:01:32 AM » |
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So... I haven't had to pay a sitter for a few decades... What is the going rate for a 16 year old to come babysit for a few hours for one kid while we go out? My niece was telling me $8-$10 But she is a daycare worker, for a high dollar corporation. Surely a babysitter doesn't make more than minimum wage? Maybe I need to send her a 1099?  |
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« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2009, 08:22:36 AM » |
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That sounds about right. Plus food and sodas and a ride home afterwards.
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« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2009, 10:49:17 AM » |
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Around here (metro Detroit) you'd have to pay $10-15 per hour with a 3hr. minimum and most likely alot closer to the upper end of that pay scale. A good sitter will cost you,....I know. And when my daughter was sitting she usually got better than $20 per hour, but she was a remarkably responsible kid and that is hard to come by.
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« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2009, 10:57:26 AM » |
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Do you want to pay a good person $20 per hour, or go with the low bidder for your child?
MP
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« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2009, 05:22:04 PM » |
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Gee, I got $.50 an hour, and got stuck with 7 kids, 3 with chicken pox..... and the parents left before I got there. Probably because they figured I'd leave if I found out the conditions while they were there.
Babysitting sounds better today than it was in the 70s.
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« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2009, 02:50:54 AM » |
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well alot of ot isnt your wants or needs..................its how evil your kids are, i cant remember having the same babysiter twice
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« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2009, 06:54:20 AM » |
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Thanks Everyone. The going rate up here in the frozen north was $9. I wish someone would pay me $9 to watch TV and take a nap.  |
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« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2009, 11:13:39 AM » |
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I figure babysitting is alot like firefighting or any other emergency service ... a lot of time spent sitting around waiting for something to happen. The babysitter may get to watch TV and take naps, unless or until something goes wrong -- kid falls and gets hurt, wakes up with belly ache, etc.
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« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2009, 11:18:20 AM » |
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Rate depends on the condition of the house when we get home...and whether the sitter is asked again.
$10 - $15 is the norm...no minimum...no friends!!!
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« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2009, 04:44:50 PM » |
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I pay mine $6 an hour but I don't ever get them past 15 1/2. By then they have boobs and a life. I always kick in a little extra that happens to round up to whatever I have in my pocket. A 16 year old that you don't have to haul back and forth is worth $8 and the house better be cleaner than when you left and multiple kids.
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« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2009, 06:55:39 PM » |
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Do you want to pay a good person $20 per hour, or go with the low bidder for your child?
MP
EXACTLY MP! my daughter gets $20 from the lady down the road while she goes to the gym to work out for a few hours. her daughter is about 5 years old, with a 2 year old brother. look at it like this, you don't want to hear "sorry can't watch your kid" when you really need someone. |
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« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2009, 08:32:46 PM » |
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Gee, I got $.50 an hour...
Babysitting sounds better today than it was in the 70s.
Yeah, but back then you could go to a movie and get a coke and a bag of popcorn all for about $1.50! Ahh, the good ole days... |
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