New Year's Eve - Make sure to charge more for sitting that night!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not a nanny but, at that time a SAHM, I was offered $200/hr to babysit for NY's Eve 2000. They wanted me for 36 hours. My children are older and my DH would have been at home with them. I turned it down because I would have had to stay at their house and they had two boa constrictors plus a pgymy python.

LOL. No one turns down $7200 because of a snake in a tank they don't even have to interact with. You have to make your lies somewhat believable to troll correctly.

I won't nanny for a family who has tarantulas or snakes, and pay isn't a factor at all. I've seen kids go barreling through rooms and knock over fish tanks, and terrariums can be knocked over too (it's easier). I'm not so sure about the price PP quoted, but turning it down regardless of pay due to snakes? Sure. I'm not going to be responsible for cleaning up glass while trying to find creepy-crawlies and simultaneously trying to keep from freaking out while figuring out where to put them.

[Anonymous]

NYE is a big night but it is not a holiday. Worth more? Sure. If you wantto go out, go out. Don't gouge people for the privilege of having you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:+1 saw a lot of ads offering like $12/hour for kids from multiple families. Crazy!!

sure you did stocker you will be reveal so no time....

[Anonymous]

It really doesn't matter what your actual NYE plans are, since it is a holiday in which babysitters are usually busy themselves, it is only fair to charge more per hour on this date.

Supply + Demand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It really doesn't matter what your actual NYE plans are, since it is a holiday in which babysitters are usually busy themselves, it is only fair to charge more per hour on this date.

Supply + Demand.

It is NOT a holiday.

You can charge more because it is a a night when sitters are in high demand. Thinking that you automatically should charge time and a half because it is a holiday is a little flawed.

For the record some parents offer twice the regular rate for NYE.