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[quote=Anonymous]Another thread on here gave me this idea. I am a single parent and work p/t and could definitely use some extra money to put toward savings, but I also don't have a lot of time on my hands. I figure I could babysit in the evenings on nights I don't have custody of DS, and after the kids I'm babysitting are in bed, I could get on my laptop and take care of personal tasks until the parents come home.

I also thought of babysitting during daytime hours while I'm also watching DS (age 8) after school or on weekends, and just take him along with me (he plays great with toddlers, as well as older kids). But at $15-20/hour, I don't think those gigs would be worth my while if I can't take care of my own stuff at the same time, which I would only get to do while the kids I'm paid to watch are sleeping.

Does this sound like a good idea? If so, how would you go about finding families to babysit for? Get listed on one of those online services? fwiw, I live in DC and wouldn't want to travel outside the city for this.[/quote]

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