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08-12-2007, 11:06 AM horse1616 Joined on 08-12-2007 Be nice - I'm new! how much? i am 15.  how much should i charge for babysitting one toddler and i have 2 years experience??    Report

08-12-2007, 4:52 PM Chosen7Stone Joined on 10-21-2005 Tallahassee, FL Super Sitter!! Re: how much? $6-7/hour.  If you are not already, seek certification in CPR and First Aid. *Love in Christ from Mary* 1 Peter 2:4-5 Vote my agency, Seminole Sitters, the "Best Overall Business" in Tallahassee for the 2007 Tally Awards at EverythingTallahassee.com!!!    Report

08-16-2007, 1:02 PM JuneBug2 Joined on 08-08-2007 Ohio I Know My Way Around Re: how much? I think you should charge $6.75 per hour. You should take CPR and First Aid courses @ the YMCA, childrens hospital, or Red Cross. COCOA PUFF DYER 4/4/06-8/18/07 THE BEST CAT A HUMAN COULD EVER HAVE. DIED FROM FIP. REST IN PEACE.    Report

08-18-2007, 9:57 AM babyd Joined on 07-08-2006 Your Go-To for Advice Re: how much? $6/hr for one child; $1 more for each additional child.  I advise you to stick with a simple rate...$6.75 can be hard for the parents to calculate at the end of the job.    Report

08-18-2007, 10:57 AM JuneBug2 Joined on 08-08-2007 Ohio I Know My Way Around Re: how much? Its called a calculator people!! COCOA PUFF DYER 4/4/06-8/18/07 THE BEST CAT A HUMAN COULD EVER HAVE. DIED FROM FIP. REST IN PEACE.    Report

08-18-2007, 1:09 PM Miss Jiminy Cricket Joined on 05-28-2007 UK I Know My Way Around Re: how much?  JuneBug2 wrote: Its called a calculator people!! lol...fair enough...but not that many parents happen to have a calculator when they come in after a night out! 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself. LUKE 10:27 An Eye For An Eye Only Ends Up Making The Whole World Blind.    Report

08-18-2007, 8:59 PM babyd Joined on 07-08-2006 Your Go-To for Advice Re: how much? It's just easier for it to be a simple rate so that the parents don't have to grab a calculator in order to pay you what they owe.    Report

08-21-2007, 4:05 PM amber_wild_fire Joined on 07-20-2006 Super Sitter!! Re: how much? people do not want to deal with that.  It is way better to round it even up is better than .75 etc.    Report

08-24-2007, 9:38 PM Chosen7Stone Joined on 10-21-2005 Tallahassee, FL Super Sitter!! Re: how much? I calculate for the parents.   Don't make them do the work. :) *Love in Christ from Mary* 1 Peter 2:4-5 Vote my agency, Seminole Sitters, the "Best Overall Business" in Tallahassee for the 2007 Tally Awards at EverythingTallahassee.com!!!    Report

12-11-2007, 2:58 PM booboo5 Joined on 12-11-2007 Be nice - I'm new! Re: how much? i let the parents decide i just tell them whatever rate would be best for them so i dont charge to much and never get asked back it works for me    Report