Anonymous wrote:yes $20 a day...yes they are the only kids i babysit. why is this so far from normal?

Because you are not a nanny and you cannot charge nanny rates like we would. I get $20/hr from several of my PT jobs. $20/day wouldn't ever happen. So what *I* would ask for as a rate for that amount of time would be MUCH different than what you could reasonably ask for. It is really hard for me to even guess a flat rate for that time for you, but if you normally do $20/day (how many hours in that day is it you do?), then I couldn't see myself as the mom expecting to pay much more than $175-200 for 4.5 days, since in my mind, it would be about $40-45/day if going by 24 hour days (since you charge $20/for an 8 hour day?).

If I were you, I would charge her $100 for the weekend and use that money to buy the children food.

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Anonymous wrote:What sort of general range do you have in mind, OP?

I was thinking around $600...but I didn't know if that was too high or too low

8:20 here. It sounds very fair to me. Let us know how it goes...

Thank you

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Anonymous wrote:What sort of general range do you have in mind, OP?

I was thinking around $600...but I didn't know if that was too high or too low

8:20 here. It sounds very fair to me. Let us know how it goes...

Anonymous wrote:What sort of general range do you have in mind, OP?

I was thinking around $600...but I didn't know if that was too high or too low

What sort of general range do you have in mind, OP?

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Anonymous wrote:What a goofy troll post. At least be halfway creative when making up such nonsense.

+1 - ITA

The only advice I can offer you OP is to learn how to troll properly. Your post isn't even normal and you can barely get your story strait. Heck, I posted a troll post over a week ago and it's still in the top, getting bumped up multiple times a day.

First of all...WTH is a troll post? Anyway. don't reply if you have smart ass remarks. I asked a question...if you can't answer...then move on.

Anonymous wrote:Wait so this client-friend pays you 60/day

How many hours????
Where are you located

All these things help


I'm doing a Friday night to Sunday night and making 1000
For one kid

But I'm on the west coast

I watch them for about 4 hours a day Mon-Fri

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, i forgot to add: She is actually not a friend, but one of my clients. I babysit her kids during the week for $20 a day. She has been coming to me for 5 years now.

5 years? when her oldest is 4? That's impressive OP! You managed to have someone pay you to watch their unborn children?

Her oldest will be 5 in 4 days...i have been watching her since she was 2 months...thanks for your useless reply

Anonymous wrote:What a goofy troll post. At least be halfway creative when making up such nonsense.

+1 - ITA

The only advice I can offer you OP is to learn how to troll properly. Your post isn't even normal and you can barely get your story strait. Heck, I posted a troll post over a week ago and it's still in the top, getting bumped up multiple times a day.

What a goofy troll post. At least be halfway creative when making up such nonsense.

Wait so this client-friend pays you 60/day

How many hours????
Where are you located

All these things help


I'm doing a Friday night to Sunday night and making 1000
For one kid

But I'm on the west coast

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, i forgot to add: She is actually not a friend, but one of my clients. I babysit her kids during the week for $20 a day. She has been coming to me for 5 years now.

5 years? when her oldest is 4? That's impressive OP! You managed to have someone pay you to watch their unborn children?

Omg that's awesome!!!!! Thanks for the great laugh

Anonymous wrote:what's the big deal charging $20 per child per day...that's what i charge her...period. all i wanted to know was what price i should charge for overnight and weekend

Because that's less than minimum wage so how the heck would we be able to advise you? You also want to know how much to charge a friend, or client, and how the heck would we know that? It's a relationship we are ignorant of. Figure it out yourself, OP.