That's ridiculous, the kids that do aerating are that age. You don't randomly

Dec 8, 2018
10:04:40am

CSoul All-American

Pay them something. They tell you in advance. If you don't like it, you don't hire them. The babysitting economy literally is this strange thing that shouldn't be that way.

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POLL: How much would you pay the babysitter?

P-Boy Squad All-American

12/8/18 8:52am

Probably $2 per hour per kid. So $36, next time I’d find a family member or

bluecougar1985

12/8/18 8:57am

Normally do but it was an adult family get together

P-Boy Squad

12/8/18 8:59am

That makes sense. I think the going rate for babysitters is ridiculous so I

bluecougar1985

12/8/18 9:04am

This isn't hard people, ask the babysitter what they charge and pay that

CSoul

12/8/18 9:08am

In your experience does that come in higher or lower than you expect?

bluecougar1985

12/8/18 9:10am

It's almost always lower than what many here say they pay

CSoul

12/8/18 9:18am

Yeah, I thought it would be lower, and closer to what it should be.

bluecougar1985

12/8/18 9:22am

That's ridiculous, the kids that do aerating are that age. You don't randomly

CSoul

12/8/18 10:04am

Maybe i always figured that a 14 year old girl doesnt have that much savvy to one know

P-Boy Squad

12/8/18 10:24am

Never had an issue. I assume they just ask their parent if they don't know.

CSoul

12/8/18 10:33am

This, up to $6/hour. No sense paying them minimum wage for a job usually done

runnincoug

12/8/18 9:19am

Are you saying it caps at $6 per hour? I was telling my wife I was good with

bluecougar1985

12/8/18 9:24am

I usually cap at $6, but if the kids are sleeping, I think you're fine. It also

runnincoug

12/8/18 9:28am

This seems much more reasonable than breaking the bank for one night.

bluecougar1985

12/8/18 9:31am

My wife said that you should pay 8-10 an hour. So $48-60.

fiberpost

12/8/18 9:15am

Especially if they are a good babysitter and you want them back.

Big Wally D

12/8/18 10:07am

Are we in Utah or not?

Jacare

12/8/18 9:41am

People outside of Utah almost never hire 12-14 year olds. It's a whole different

CSoul

12/8/18 10:09am

I am a pretty cheap/frugal guy. But holy crap, you guys are cheapskates.

BigEasyCougar

12/8/18 9:43am

This seems as reasonable as Seattle’s $15 per hour minimum wage.

bluecougar1985

12/8/18 9:45am

Totally agree. Minimum wage is $9. 3 kids that age worth more than min wage

Joel Tilton

12/8/18 10:18am

$0...Just say you are going to the Temple

PenrynCoug

12/8/18 10:24am

Wow, I didn’t realize I was paying so well

Medute

12/8/18 10:31am

Babysitting supply doesn't work that way. Their available time has to match

CSoul

12/8/18 10:37am

I usually don’t offer compensation but make sure to remind the sitter that it’s a service opportunity

Zach Morris

12/8/18 10:32am

With 5 kids we usually hire 2 babysitters (siblings)

Bruton Guster

12/8/18 11:11am

I asked my wife and she said $15/hour and then her jaw dropped when she saw the results.

TCuz

12/8/18 11:44am

*redacted comment* for being a dumb ignorant comment that didn’t logically follow

Zach Morris

12/8/18 11:56am

I was very confused reading your original comment lol

TCuz

12/8/18 12:42pm

I really struggle to understand how this is cheap when any other job available

runnincoug

12/8/18 1:15pm

exactly right.

bluecougar1985

12/8/18 1:22pm

Going on dates is great, but it’s not a right, and you shouldn’t rip off teenage girls to do it

TCuz

12/8/18 1:26pm

What other jobs are available to a young teen? If under 16. Nothing. If 16 they

runnincoug

12/8/18 4:14pm

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