WHAT DO I CHARGE FOR MY SERVICES????

Question

ok, so i am advertising and offering my personal services. i will run your errands. i will do the grocery shopping, pick up the dry cleaning, deliver the package, etc. i'm not offering too many services. just the basics. i've done some asking around and the one thing that people hate the most is grocery shopping. now you can take advantage of all of them or just one of them. my daughter is at school all day and i'm just sitting at home all day. i like being out and about so i figure this could be fun. but how should i charge? what would you pay for these services? gas isn't too much of a problem. i will be offering grocery lists they can fill out for me, i will put the groceries away (extra $), and if something is a last minute request that as well will be extra. i don't want to charge an arm and a leg because i know people can't pay for it so i was thinking for the grocery shopping $8 flat fee hopefully they will tip (it is good karma you know?) WHAT WOULD YOU PAY???

Answer 1

I kinda did this as a living for a few months, but I did the whole meal planning, grocery shopping, and meal preperations all for the home, I charge 12.00 a hour for shopping and the duration to cook and store the weekly meals, and a base rate of 10 - 25 dollars per weekly meal plan whichever they choose.  Basicly though, it takes you say 4 hours to go shopping and cook,  and you'd get a extra little bit for the package plan, thats around 75 - 100.00 a week. Thats a total ball park figure, charge what you will.