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i babysat my downstairs neighbor after school one day only for about an hour and i got $10 well two days ago i babysat from 10am-6pm ;; reminding you im a teen and the parents know i sleep in so it was hard to wake up.. when i babysat i only got $25 and i babysat her for an extra hour & i brought her to the store to buy a pumpkin to carve.. well today i babysat her from 10am-3pm and i still only got $25 again i walked to the store with her and bought $10 worth of crafts (after returning $20 worth of othershit that my mom made us bring back) i dont think i am getting paid enough should i tell the parents? or should i just not say anything and get paid shit.. the parents also know that i babysat my other neighbor and got paid $50 for 6pm to 12am
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ok well first of all: the parents in question may think that is plenty. i mean.....you shouldn't expect tnos of money everytime you babysit. i got $20 for a few hours once....more like 4 or 5 for little girl not even a year old, and i was thrilled!
talk to your parents about what you think....some people may have more money to spare for the babysitter, no offence if you took any, just in case. maybe the family doesn't have a lot of extra cash...
be glad that you get paid. getting some money is better than getting none.
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Hey girl my name is brandy and i think that you sound like a great babysitter because you seem like you really get involved but i think you need to let them your rate and things like that.
HOPE I WAS HELP,
BRANDY BELL
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You need to let them know what your rate is per hour, they may not know. Also, you are using that money for crafts to keep the kids busy (awesome idea!), they need to pay you more because you engage their kids in fun activities.
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Whoa! You sound like a really good babysitter!
Maybe the parents of the child dont have that much money.
But seriously, you seem like an AWESOME babysitter... And yes... I do agree with you... You SHOULD get paid more... But The family may not have enough money to pay you more.
But seriously, you sound like a great babysitter!
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What you need to do is tell them that your hourly rate is $6-10 dollars an hour (you choose, depending on how difficult the child is and how many there are) and that that is what you will be charging that rate for all your customers. Also tell them that in the future if you will be buying something for the child, with their permission, you expect to be repaid. Give them one more chance and remind them before and after how much it will cost. If they refuse to pay you a decent rate (it sounds to me like they're taking advantage of you) then stop sitting for them.
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