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Date night rate question

tch81tch81
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DH & I have never hired a sitter before. We want to go out for dinner for our upcoming anniversary. We have a couple of sitters available to us, but we're not sure what that'll cost us. What's a decent rate for babysitting a 2 yr old and a 13 month old for 2-3hrs both of whom will more than likely be in bed by the time we leave?
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  • vintagejjanevintagejjane member
    We pay a lot for our babysitters. 12/hr. But they are older in their younger 20's. If they were a teenager I'd probably pay 10/hr
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  • vintagejjanevintagejjane member
    I think it varies by where you are. Where I'm at 12/hr is a lot for a date night babysitter.
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  • tch81tch81
    Thanks!
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  • MooOinkMooOink member
    Ours is $15/hour as well. But we're in a HCOL area.
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  • jnnfrrose6jnnfrrose6 member
    $15/hr here too.
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  • EMOmammaEMOmamma member
    We pay $13 per hour for our two (and then I usually round up the total to the nearest $5 or $10 depending on what cash I have)

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  • ALHickok1ALHickok1 member
    Wow, I'm definitely in a different area. $10 for my area would be considered a fairly good amount, $15 and $17 would be hitting a gold mine.
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  • DawnLillyDawnLilly member
    Whoa! Can I babysit your LOs? Grandmas usually watch DS but when we get a baby sitter its DHs 14 year old cousin. We have family less than 1/2 a mile in every direction though. I paid her $6 an she said since I've never had a babysitter before that she felt like she should tell me normal is $5 I pay licensed day care $3 an hour.
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  • kami1977kami1977 member
    All my sitters are in college and drive. We pay between $10 and $15 dollars an hour depending on which sitter we use. We pay our favorite $15 an our since she's worked for us for 3 years and is fabulous. We always come home to a clean house and the kids are happy. We could get away with paying her $10 an hour but she's extremely in demand and we want her to keep sitting for us.
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  • FemShepFemShep member
    Where do you live? We're in Boston and we pay $15/hour for one LO. I'd probably pay $18-20 for two, depending on ages and situation.
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