Per kid is so dumb. But $20/hr should get some interest. I'd think.

Oct 24, 2024
12:07:44pm

Plato All-American

I didn't really hire babysitters after my oldest reached 11 or so. Most of our hires were between 12 and 14. Unless it was overnight.

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It’s crazy how expensive babysitters have become and how few girls do it. My

Magneto

12:06pm

RE: It’s crazy how expensive babysitters have become and how few girls do

Gustav

12:07pm

Per kid is so dumb. But $20/hr should get some interest. I'd think.

Plato

12:07pm

Depends on the area. Our area there are dozens that will do it so they get paid only 10 or so an hour

CSoul

12:07pm

It sucks that we don’t have family nearby either. It seems like my parents sent

Magneto

12:10pm

Your kids have a reputation.

Niiineteeen84

12:09pm

They’re angels for me until they see there mom and then lose it.

Magneto

12:11pm

My older two daughters made some good money babysitting for a family like that.

BYUtka

12:12pm

Gotta get the new YW who are more anxious to start babysitting. A 16 year old

BYUtka

12:09pm

minimum wage in WA is now $16.28. Most fast food places are offering 18-18.50 to

AggieWeekendCougar

12:10pm

However they aren't claiming this on taxes so 25$/hr babysitting is worth a lot.

cougsnhoosiers

12:12pm

That’s crazy to me. I did a paper route when I was 10 and spent about 8-10 hours

Magneto

12:14pm

My son did 1.5 summers of a full time job and various other mowing/weeding jobs

AggieWeekendCougar

12:30pm

Not me. Fast food places also aren't hiring 12-14 year olds

RGGeemer

12:17pm

I guess if you are running a professional babysitting service

Plato

12:20pm

Should be 'plumber pricing' where most of the cost is just getting them there

BluebloodOR

12:13pm

That seems high.

Hoosier77

12:13pm

Lol. Dude, everything was cheaper 10 yrs ago. She's asking riduculous money, tho

bleedsblue

12:14pm

Sounds like she really doesn't want to do it.

BYUtka

12:15pm

It’s all she does. She only babysits for families in the stake. And has jobs

Magneto

12:18pm

Wow... At those rates she must be amazing... Or there really is no competition.

BYUtka

12:53pm

15 an hour when kids are up, $10 an hour when kids are asleep. Round up a

ChiCityCoug

12:14pm

How many donut holes though?

Blueto

12:15pm

When I read the OP, I started looking for this comment. Classic.

Leonardo

12:41pm

My rule is $3/hr/kid

RGGeemer

12:16pm

That seems really reasonable

Magneto

12:18pm

I have 1 kid. Being gone 3 hours I only have to pay $9? I might pay that daily, think of everything you can accomplish

gmoney7

12:19pm

With just 1 kid I might bump it up to $6-7. We've got 4.

RGGeemer

12:20pm

Do you live in the 1960s?

4thand19

12:40pm

I do not. Good news now is my oldest is old enough to babysit for us. She gets

RGGeemer

12:50pm

This is why my daughter babysits for a flat rate of half her age per hour.

runnincoug

12:17pm

it is a bit crazy my daughter goes for a few hours and comes home w/ $60!

HeyU

12:19pm

We pay about 12 an hour (we usually round up at the end of the night)

Cougforgood

12:26pm

You expect them to do the dishes?

gmoney7

12:33pm

They are a babysitter not a housekeeper

arizonacougarfan

12:36pm

Which is why they shouldn't get more than $10-15/hr

RGGeemer

12:37pm

Best decision I ever made was to overpay our babysitters…

Noni Fruit

12:29pm

Well, not priceless really...

HomeTownHero

12:54pm

its easier to sit home and let mom and dad give them money, why work?

Count Cougar

1:04pm

It was so nice getting to the point we didn’t have to find babysitters to go out

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