my sons are age 4&5, there is a neighbor who i asked if she could take care of them for 3 hours. how much should i pay? there are no diapers involved, and i am gonna get them pizza and a movie.
2007-02-08 03:30:33 · 15 answers · asked by Devil Dog 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
for three hours i would say $30
2007-02-08 03:33:53 · answer #1 · answered by tinker_bell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didn't say how old the sitter is and I think that matters but as a rule of thumb I would give 5 dollars an hour per child but if its at your house your providing food and entertainment then 20 dollars should be good enough.
2007-02-08 11:43:34 · answer #2 · answered by Beautiful Dreamer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I usually pay 4 to 8 dollars an hour, depending on the sitter and what I am doing.
2007-02-08 11:39:46 · answer #3 · answered by mudd_grip 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would pay your neighbor at least $2.50 per hour per child, or $5 per hour, which comes to $15 total. It doesn't matter whether there are any 'diapers' involved, or that you provide them 'pizza and a movie' ... these children are 'too young to take care of themselves' and you must 'provide good care' for them ... and I think that since they are your 'heirs' you should pay a 'decent price' for doing well what you would do 'for free.'
2007-02-08 11:38:16 · answer #4 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I pay my sitter 3 dollars an hour, since you have 2 I would add another 50 cents to a dollar. Since you are suppling pizza and a movie. It is very reasonable.
2007-02-08 11:35:12 · answer #5 · answered by Jen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lets see 2 boys ages 4 and 5 for 2 hours.........if you are paying the same rates i get paid it would be approximately 30 dollars. i get payed 40 dollars for 3 hours and 3 kids. my brother pays 35 dollars for 3 hours give or take a few minutes for 2 girls ages 4 and 5.
2007-02-08 11:36:15 · answer #6 · answered by koda_bear_1995 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would say atleast 7 dollars an hour. Even though there are no diapers - its still work.
it also depends on her age - usually for younger kids they will be happy with whatever (16 -25) - but if its an adult (25 +) pay a little more
dont forget - shes your neighbor - you dont want to look cheap! you will be seeing her a lot! haha
2007-02-08 11:34:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay 8-10$ an hour, leaning towereds the 10$ side... Thats the normal price... I remember this one time a friend of the family had her daughters wedding and they all went to a bar after so they hired me and my friend [thats two 16 year olds] to watch about 10-12 kids for about 6hours while they were out and she only paid us 25$ each. I don't babysit for her now lol, we were so mad.
2007-02-08 11:41:09 · answer #8 · answered by ۵S ara hh۵ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for 3 hours, i would say $20. after all she does not have to do much to them they are 3&4
2007-02-08 11:37:06 · answer #9 · answered by muchacha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 hours and its just pizza and a movie which you are providing I would say $20..by time they put the movie in and watch it you will be back.
2007-02-08 11:36:45 · answer #10 · answered by echc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 bucks an hour is prety fair,,, $30 seems good, they are at the ages they prety much take care of them self, but there is 2 of them... hmm maybe $40... no, your buying dinner, so... $30 :)... ahh how bout $35... that sounds beter.
2007-02-08 11:35:51 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋