<p>wow, that's like a little bit more than 2 years....
a messy job lies ahead of you, friend. :) good luck! </p>
<p>p.s.: oh yeah, for that matter, you should charge a bit more than $8...almost all of them can't go to restroom without help, and as far as i know many of them are not fully 'potty trained'....:p</p>
<p>I started with $10 an hour when I was a sophomore in HS, and now when I'm home on breaks the same family usually pays me about $15/hr. I said $10 an hour as a starting point, then they slowly started giving me more and I never objected... (I never look right when they give it to me). If they had started to give me less I simply would have stopped accepting jobs from them, but luckily that never happened. I did reciprocate though, during the summer the kids got bored a lot and so out of lack of anything else to do I'd take them to toys r us and tell them they had a $20 budget. It helped with math, and figuring out the whole concept of "you can't have everything." The kids loved it, and the parents felt like I really cared about their kids (which I did), which lead to more money per hour. It helped that they had it to give. One of my friends used to make $25/hr babysitting for family friends... pretty sweet deal...</p>
<p>Howw much did you end up getting OP?</p>
<p>Hahah I have no idea. They say they'll call me when they need me, and, so far, they haven't needed me.</p>
<p>Really though, thanks to all you guys for your advice! I'll think more about this when she calls or APs/Finals/HugeGroupProj are over lol</p>
<p>How much is the job worth to you?</p>
<p>If you're desperate for work, you should ask for maybe $8/hr. (This really depends on your neighborhood. Ask around and see what other sitters charge.)</p>
<p>Many families won't call you again if you're out of their price range, or they'll just go out less because it's so expensive.</p>
<p>If the job isn't worth $8 an hour, go higher. But realize that they might go find another sitter.</p>
<p>And btw, charging a number like 7.50 is a real pain for families. They don't want to count out change for you. Just round up.</p>