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How much should I charge?
Across the street from me, an elderly couple sold their house and the people that bought it have two young boys, ages 4 and 7 I believe. They have asked me if I'd like to babysit for them and that's fine with me. I've babysat before but normally I'd do it free of charge. It's come the time where I'm getting older and I need to get money. I'll be driving in a year and my parents aren't going to be paying for my gas and car insurance. What would be a good amout of money to ask for? I don't want to be asking for too much. I'm 15/ female.
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you should charge them about $5 an hour...thats what i do :)
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im 14 and i get payed 8 dollars an hour
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O.k. 5 dollars an hour iz wat i would do. It's not much, but it's polite. Normally people just pay you the amount they want to give you.
Thanx: Lacey
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well there are times that the people choose how much to pay you and other times you choose i would say dont go over 7 cause then they wont hire you and theyll just hire someone else.......happens to alot of people
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I say about 2-4 dollars an hour. You can also let them decide for you. They do that off the back sometimes. You don't want to got to high or they will never higher you again.
EARN THE MONEY HUNNY!!
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Ask for about 5-8$ an hour. If they want to charge you more let them. They might also pay you more if you maybe do the dishes if there is any of if you clean some. I get 10$ an hour. but i only charged 5$ an hour so it basically depends on how much they would like to pay but go for 5-8$
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okay this is what you defenitley should do. Ask THEM what they think would be a reasonable price. They always like that. I did that with tis one lady down the street and she decided 10/hour!! if i had said like 6 or 7 dollars, i would have been payed less! ask them, it benefits both! =)
-AnonymousAdvice
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i charge 7 dollars an hour but if they have 3 or more kids then 2 dollars every hour
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try about 5 dollars an hour, that seems to work...
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hey. the average cost is about $6 or $7. i've been babysitting for two years and i charge $5. it is a good even amount that way they don't have to search for ones and change. i've had a lot of babysitting jobs and i have made a lot of money. last year i made over $500.
i hope i helped.
~~Chelsey~~
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well if it were me babysitting i would talk to the people i was sitting for and ask what they would think a reasonable price would be. then i would base it on the average of whats they siad per hour.
if you dont want to ask them then i would charge $4.50 an hour.
P.S.this is just my opinion u dont have to listen to what i said but i am trying to help.
please dont forget to rate me.
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i babysit very often for 2 girls and i make about 7-8 dollars and hour for both of the kids...i think that is around the price that most people get paid...hope i helped <33 ~danni
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7 bucks is the best you would ask for 5 min your chooise
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HEyy! my sisters baby sit and well usually she charges 6-10$ an hour. But i t depends on how long. And she usually babysit 2 kids. Its a pretty good amount hope i helped you out XOXO Michelle PS: if u ever neeed more advice ask me :)
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Hey my sister babysits 2 children and she charges $8-10 an hour. I think that is a good amount. Its not to little that you wont be able to afford anything and you are not asking for that much. Good luck =) xo0ox
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Its up to you how much you charge. Do it by and hourly rate.
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well i get 5 for one kid, 7 for 2 kids, about 10 for 3 kids and so on but i think you should really just have them decide!
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well if i were you i would say 5 to 7 dollars an hour and that just might chip in a lil more!
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You should let them choose the amount.
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i babysit and i ask for 10 dollars and SOMETIMES 15 dollars depending on if the people who are going to pay you could use the extra money or not
hope i helped
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i think you should charge at least 5 and a max of 9. that way, you wont be charging them too much or they wont take advantage of you becuz they wont be paying you that much and then they will stay gone for a long time. when i baby sit my nieces and nephews i get paid 20-50 just for watchin them sleep and then feeding them breakfast. yeah so just make sure whatever you set the limit to that it is reasonable to not only your customers but to you!
~*Sarah*~
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Hey Babysitter! I think that 5-8 dollars an hour would be great for you! I think this because anyone who has a babysitter who is willing to babysitt two crazy young boys is very lucky. You deserve the money for putting up with them, especially since you are 15. Most people like to start babysitting early and don't get much offers because they are young. That happened to me once. This lady never called me back because she found out I was only 12. It made me sad, but I realized that people really care how their children are treated and they don't want jusst anyone. You must be very special. Just be honest and go for it. If they do think that you are suggesting too much, then just agree with them and take what you can get.
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im 13 almost 14 and i get paid 5 dollars. but then again, i'm only babysitting one kid and i'm younger than you. you should get at least 6 dollars....
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It depends on how many hours you will be baby-sitting,and where you live, but I say around $6.00/hr.
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I think $6 per hour, if it's after your curfew, or after midnight or something, make it $6 per hour until midnight, then $7 per hour. Or $8 per hour after midnight.
So $6 per hour until midnight, then $7-$8 per hour after midnight.
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6-7$ an hour
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well i babysit too and i get about 8 bucks an hour but the minimum wage is 5 bucks an hour so i think u should decide between 5-8 bucks an hour! hope i helped! - ray
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Depending on how long your sitting them $5 dollars an hour if your watching them for 5+ hours I would say 30-35 dollars for the whole time.
x0x bree.
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i reckon about 5 bucks an hour. i get 8 bucks but i'm from australia so it isn't worth as much here... 8 bucks for me is 5 bucks for you.
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Usually its m wage. Which is like 5-6 dollars an hour. I babysat 3 kids for 4 hours and only got 20 bucks, so dont be surprised if its a low amount your getting paid. Hope i helped<3
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Well since both of these kids are really young and active, you should probably charge at least $5.00 an hour or more. It all depends on how long you babysit them and if they are good and such.
-Karen
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A good amount of money to ask for is between $3/hr. to $6/hr. But since your 15, you probably want to ask for a higher price. Maybe between $4 and $6. Hope this helps!!!
~Alyssa
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Thats a great question. I babysit ALOT! It`s my only source of money! Usually I charge five dollars and hour. Thats a fair wage. They might also already have a price that they pay their babysitters. If that happens then you can negotiate with them and see what a fair price would be. I know it might be embarassing, but you will be happy you did it in the end. Hope i helped!
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hmm well .. i think that maybe $20 per each child you babysit. thats should be a good amount or anywhere from $10-$20 . kay i hoped i helped! ♥
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$5 a hour. Thats pretty good and a reasonable price. Like you said you dont want to be asking too much!!
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