Current Babysitter Rates
Getting ready to go out on the town?
Trying out a new babysitter and when you ask how much $, she says "Whatever you think is fair." ?
My friend Heather just brought this website to my attention and I love it! It has a babysitter calculator that considers:
Basically for date night, we should pay around $8 per hour to the teenager we are hiring to watch our 3 kids. I was planning on about $20 for 3 hours, but it looks like I ought to bump that up a bit! Or come home 1/2 an hour earlier. Although this is going to be more expensive than Grandma (free), it is still reasonable and date night is critical for keeping a marriage alive.
Go check it out and then please come back and leave a comment telling me whether the calculator matches with rates in your area.
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