pay for babysitter

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:how does one find a babysitter? i am new to the area and don't know anyone - how do you find babysitters?

Neighborhood listservs, recommendations from neighbors and colleagues, neighborhood newsletters/magazines, Care.com.

[Anonymous]

I thought this was one kind of joke until I saw that it’s a thread from 2008!! I can’t find anyone college age or older for less than $20/hr.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I pay $14 an hour for one baby. I think this is pretty high considering the babysitter has to do absolutely NOTHING but sit in my house while my baby sleeps (I feed, change, and put the baby to bed before we leave). However, I really like our babysitter and do not want to go through the trouble of finding someone cheaper.

Then just leave your baby alone. Oh, wait! She is there in the event that your baby wakes up and cried or there is an emergency she can contact you. Her time is also valuable!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I pay $14 an hour for one baby. I think this is pretty high considering the babysitter has to do absolutely NOTHING but sit in my house while my baby sleeps (I feed, change, and put the baby to bed before we leave). However, I really like our babysitter and do not want to go through the trouble of finding someone cheaper.

How old is your sitter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:how does one find a babysitter? i am new to the area and don't know anyone - how do you find babysitters?

And I'm a sitter who woudln't know how to find families. I looked around at urbansitter, but don't care to have my picture up there or name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have three kids 3,4 and 6 I pay no more than $10 an hour for a sitter for about 6 hours. For one New Years Eve the sitter came at 4pm and stayed until 1pm the next day I paid $120.00.

I bet you get the very best sitters!

[Anonymous]

Our neighborhood hs kids charge $10-12 and dinner money. Works for me. I always round up. They're sweet and play nicely with my 3 year old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The rare occassion on which I've had to pay a babysitter, it was $5/hour/kid. I try to avoid babysitters and use grandparents or family swaps instead b/c I think the price of babysitting is out of control.

5 dollars? WTF? And you think that's out of control? Please tell me that's a typo. Otherwise, you are the cheapest person on Earth.

+1

I couldn’t agree more.
And my heart goes out to your poor child(ren)

Are they not worth hiring someone qualified + experienced??!

You are putting them in danger by hiring a five dollar an hour sitter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The rare occassion on which I've had to pay a babysitter, it was $5/hour/kid. I try to avoid babysitters and use grandparents or family swaps instead b/c I think the price of babysitting is out of control.

5 dollars? WTF? And you think that's out of control? Please tell me that's a typo. Otherwise, you are the cheapest person on Earth.

+1

I couldn’t agree more.
And my heart goes out to your poor child(ren)

Are they not worth hiring someone qualified + experienced??!

You are putting them in danger by hiring a five dollar an hour sitter.

Same thing with the mom who left her three kids on NYE while she was out partying for nearly a whole 24 hour day for a measly 120 bucks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:what do you pay your babysitter? My friends think I am excessive, I pay 16 an hour, but I have two children. Granted they are usually already fed, or I order pizza. I bathe them and do not require bs to put them to bed, just entertain them. I pay 20 if is on a holiday like new years. I really do not find this excessive.

Holiday is way too low, but $16/hour is fine for a high schooler there with 2kids.

[Anonymous]

I pay $20/hour and my neighbors do too. For one toddler. Who is sleeping. Racket of the century if you ask me, but I want to go to that party so what are you gonna do.