ive been asked thru a friend of a friends to watch a 1 yr old for 10 days while the parents go to europe for a vacation...i want to charge 100 a day to equal 1000 total. A. ive never watched this child b4 and B. its ten full days. I want to ask for 500 upfront and collect the other 500 when they get back and i want cash, is this fair? they are a wealthy family so i think it is, any suggestions would be nice!
2006-09-05 08:36:40 · 7 answers · asked by nikel 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
a thousand plus expenses should be about right.
2006-09-05 08:40:33 · answer #1 · answered by Lady Geo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$100 a day is too little to watch a 1 year old. Since you are responsible for 24 hours, you are being paid $4 / hour. You should request $10 an hour for the waking hours, (usually 12 with a 1 year old) and $5 an hour when they are asleep. A full time caregiver for an elderly person gets more than that.
2006-09-05 15:44:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask for whatever you want. You watching this child 24/7. I say ask for it all up front.
My q is, why in the world would someone be willing to let a stranger watch thier child for 10 days???
2006-09-05 15:40:51 · answer #3 · answered by JC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all I can't believe they are leaving their child with someone they don't even know for 10 days. No offense to you of course, you may be a great person, but shame on them. Yes I would charge them the most I could. They are obviously desperate for a sitter.
2006-09-05 15:44:28 · answer #4 · answered by gel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I would not let them go cheap on you. If you know they got the goods. I mean that is their precious baby right? If they are not willing to spend a G. Well than you know that their money spent somewhere else is more important to them. Hope for you they dont know about this web page. Whats the odds, Right??
2006-09-05 15:44:20 · answer #5 · answered by Allison 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can get $100 a day, go for it. I hope you get it!
2006-09-05 15:41:15 · answer #6 · answered by roseannetb@verizon.net 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good luck--and I mean that in many ways!!
2006-09-05 15:41:45 · answer #7 · answered by MaryBeth 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋