What's the going rate? She's our next door neighbor and would just be doing short little timeframes with Maddie - maybe an hour or two here and there while we grab dinner or go to the movies. If there's a range, I'd rather err on the side of being more generous than not. Thanks!
We have a 17 y/o girl who watches our 2 y/o for $8/hr. She was super thrilled with that rate. That's probably because she did tell us that someone else pays her $20-25 for 2 kiddos flat rate -- not sure of the amt of time. We thought that was a little on the low side and felt $8/hr was fair for her...and for us. Our nanny charged $12/hr.
I pay my little sister who is now 16 $8 an hour. I called it a family discount but then found out her neighbor only paid her $5/hour for 2 kids ($25 flat rate) so I realized she was making out better with me. At the age of 14 I think 8 is fair.
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