How much should I charge for babysitting a 15 yr. old boy and a 5 yr. girl 24/7 for 5 days?

Question

We live in a very affluent area around Portland, OR. I'm 24, one of their regular babysitters, and in school.

Answer 1

I would charge $250 to $300 dollars. The 15 year old is not going to need much supervision, so you main work will be with the 5 year old and the fact that it is 24/7, I think $50 to $55 dollars a day is a fair price, but its really up to you and you know the kids and how much work you are actually going to have to do while babysitting. If you are going to have to do laundry and dishes and extra things like that while the parents are gone, I might up it to $400 for the week :)