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Oct 24, 2024
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RGGeemer
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Not me. Fast food places also aren't hiring 12-14 year olds
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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
RockyBalboa
1:50pm
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