Babysitting! Please help!?

Question

OK I am babysitting a 3, 5, and 8 year old for 2 1/2 hours. I have babysat them once before, and they gave me $30 for 2 kids! When they ask me today, how much should I charge? $5 per hour? $10? Please help!

Answer 1

i always used to charge 10 an hour.  if the kids are alot of trouble then charge 12 :)

Answer 2

tell them $30 , same thing

Answer 3

Stay consistent in how much you charge them. Since you got $30 last time for two kids for 2.5 hours if they ask I would tell them like $7.

Also, think about the family. If you know they don't have that much money or are struggling to get by then charge them a little less. If you know they are well off, you can charge a little more. Also, think about the kids, are they well-behaved or not? If they aren't charge a little more because you have to do more work.

A lot of times when I babysit, the people just give me the money, and I just take whatever they give me, they don't usually ask what I charge. So, if that's the case, just take what they give you.  

Answer 4

For one girl, who is age 5, I charge $6-7 an hour. I babysat for 3 hours and I got $25 (including tip).  The mother also spent $8 on lunch for me at Chili's.I think you can get away with $8-10 an hour because the kids are older, require more care, and there are more of them. Good luck and have fun!!!

Oh, and how do you advertise? I baby sit for my neighbor often, but I would like to get another family so I can get more gigs...any suggestions?

Answer 5

for 3 kids, I think its fair to say $10 an hour

Answer 6

It depends on several things... how old you are, how much experience you have, where you live (big city, small city).  It also depends on whether you are babysitting for a short time or a long time - like if you are babysitting for an entire day $10/hr. would be to much, but if you're only babysitting for a few hours it would probably be okay.  Either way, I would say $6/hr. would be reasonable.