How much should i charge and hour for babysitting??

Question

i am looking into babysitting...im 13 and have taken babysitting classes and a CPR class. i am going to make flyers to hang up around town and hand out at my moms work and my dads work...but my question is how much should i charge an hour? i have a bag full of fun stuff and videos and games for all ages. so how much do you think i shoud charge an hour??

also i cook them dinner and do the dishes and clean up

Answer 1

For newer families, don't name a price. Let them decide, and if they ask, say "I would like to be paided according to how well you think I did". For families that you've known for a while, then ask for about 6-8$ for day hours, and more to more expensive 7-9$ into the night hours. (be sure to mention why the increase).

Also when I babysitter, I tended to have a total price for a night rather then a pay-per-hour.

Answer 2

I think $5 an hour is fair; you have a lot of fun things planned for the kids!