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What I charged for family...was it right?

mommyof4 09-26-2007, 8:51 AM
I'm a 31 year old mother of 4. My last chid has entered into kinder this year so my brother and his girlfriend have asked me to babysit their 3 1/2 month old daughter. I told them that I would charge them $2.00 an hour which they agreed to . They would drop her off at 7am and pick her up at 5:30pm. I watched her Tue.- Fri. for two weeks a total of 70 hours. On the second Friday when I was expected to get paid she (girlfriend) told me she could only pay me $10.00 a day or $1.00 an hour. This led into a big ol argument and me asking her to leave my house. I still did not receive any sort of payment and have yet to hear from my brother. So what I am asking...Did I do the right thing? Should I have not charged as much cause he is my family? What should I do next? PLEASE HELP!! Confused [8-)]

Re: What I charged for family...was it right?

babyd 09-26-2007, 6:27 PM
You don't usually charge family but in this situation it's for more than a few hours every week and you did agree on $2/hr beforehand. You should get in touch with your brother- phone or in person and explain the situation.

Re: What I charged for family...was it right?

iluvshoes1993 09-28-2007, 2:21 PM
You were right. I charge $3.50/hour. They won't get childcare any cheaper than they have it now. You need to have them over, and explain this to them. $1/hour or $10/day is completely bogus!! My mom is going to care for 2 small babies, and her friend who has an in-home daycare said that the on-going rate for childcare is about $150/week for the first child, then $140/week for the second. You're being very reasonable.

Re: What I charged for family...was it right?

Chosen7Stone 10-01-2007, 11:37 PM
It saddens me that it escalated into an argument to the point where you had to kick her out, but it's really nothing that you did wrong -- $2/hour is an ideal rate for a family member for 70 hours/week.

Yes, you need to call your brother and talk to him. If they can't afford it, then they need to pay you in installments -- $35/week for four weeks maybe -- and YOU DO NOT BABYSIT UNTIL THEY'VE PAID-IN-FULL.

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