The point is, I hope you aren't hoping for the stereotypical mormon idea of

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Jan 16, 2021
10:45:29am

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The point is, I hope you aren't hoping for the stereotypical mormon idea of

$2/hr per kid and no need to pay anything when they are asleep or when the older kid is in school.

That ain't happening

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LiveCoug

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Babysitter for a trip.

RH84025

1/16/21 10:25am

Expect to pay a lot. A kid still in diapers? Is the 5 year old in school?

LiveCoug

1/16/21 10:27am

We would prefer to get a referral of someone trustworthy and not through a

RH84025

1/16/21 10:29am

Still pay a lot. That's a lot of responsibility

LiveCoug

1/16/21 10:35am

Ask the RS president for a suggestion. Look up care.com to find appropriate pricing.

Ragnar Danneskjold

1/16/21 10:32am

That’s a lot of donut holes

DieHarder

1/16/21 10:35am

I love so much that this now part of the CB canon

jdub

1/16/21 10:36am

Agreed. It took me a half second to remember.

TADOW

1/16/21 11:10am

I'd be hesitant to leave my kids with someone I didn't know for a week

WhirleyPop

1/16/21 10:37am

I had a former co-worker that his wife did this before they got married. She

RH84025

1/16/21 10:41am

We hired my wife's college aged cousin for a week

webster242

1/16/21 10:39am

We’ve done 3-4 day trips, not with kids that young, usually do $100 a day

JONBOY

1/16/21 10:40am

$4.25ish an hour. Sweet.

Zaphod

1/16/21 10:55am

We paid a niece $100/day once. Not sure about professional services but I wouldn't trust them with my young children.

mulletino

1/16/21 10:41am

We're paying my sister $300/24 hrs of babysitting

haYnCoug

1/16/21 10:42am

That’s pretty close to what we’ve paid. Depends on age of kids and number.

8-track

1/16/21 10:45am

Lol. You dont know the exact amount of children you have? Just that its "5+"? Ha

South_A

1/16/21 11:03am

I mean, it's an anonymous message board...

ccitycougar

1/16/21 11:12am

I mean, if he said he had 7 kids, that would narrow it down to about 100,000

LiveCoug

1/16/21 11:25am

I don't remember what we paid when we did this, but we asked a very responsible girl from the ward (over 18)

jdub

1/16/21 10:42am

The point is, I hope you aren't hoping for the stereotypical mormon idea of

LiveCoug

1/16/21 10:45am

No I am not hoping for that, I am not that cheap.

RH84025

1/16/21 10:56am

$40-50 per day for a known person to stay with our dog, rather than board him.

TeeKaa

1/16/21 10:48am

we pay $125/day (plus they get to use our cars/gas/food etc)

HarlemCoug

1/16/21 11:14am

We pay $100 per day

CocaColaRecovery

1/16/21 12:12pm

We paid a relative $125/day plus car and reimbursement of gas, groceries, dining

inside_info?

1/16/21 12:20pm

Gma and gpa

BYU Grounds

1/16/21 2:32pm

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