goldberry Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 (edited) DD babysits a 2 yo girl for $8 per hour. Another family wants her to watch, at the same time, a 3 yr old and 6 yr old. The other family is going to dinner with the first family. How should she charge for the second family? Does it make any difference that it is *with* the kid from the first family? Update post #10! Edited June 10, 2016 by goldberry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 $15/hr and let the adults split it however they want 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel Mertz Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 $15 an hour. No less than $12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 $15 minimum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 This family is pretty generous, occasionally throws in extra for gas. I told DD to wait and see what they say first, and then give a number if they ask. She wanted to know what to give though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 Wow, I'm seeing online people paying $8 for 4 kids... How is that worth anyone's time? Maybe they are older kids.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Wow, I'm seeing online people paying $8 for 4 kids... How is that worth anyone's time? Maybe they are older kids.. No way. That's a rip. And your daughter is 17 right? I could see if she was 12. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 $24 per hour for all three, no less than $20 per hour. I don't do discounts, can you tell? The two and three year olds are at pretty intense stages. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 $24 per hour for all three, no less than $20 per hour. I don't do discounts, can you tell? The two and three year olds are at pretty intense stages. This is true, but if they're already pals, they're likely to play with each other, or at least with the same sorts of things, so it should be less work for the sitter than if they're playing at different stages, or if they are relying on her for all entertainment. I think $12 is on the low end. $15 would seem about right to me. It's not quite like two separate sitting jobs, but it's more than her usual one sitting job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Update: They gave her $50 for 3.5 hours. Plus a chocolate candy apple! She was happy. Thanks for the input! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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