She Thinks I Charged To Much??!!

I'd say you didn't ask for enough. When I used to babysit, people would pay me $20 just to watch their kids for an 8 hour workday. I'd watch them five days out of the week. They lived down the street, so I didn't have to drive, but if I did have to drive I would have asked for more in order to compensate for gas.

evenConsidering it was overnight and they were sleeping 90% of the time that still was a GREAT deal i babysit for my aunt from about 3pm till 9 am and she pays me $100 so you gave her an awesome deal not sure what her problem was! but what is she complaining about she got quality childcare and an veyr inexpensive price!

I think you were fair as well. If she thought it too much then she shouldn't have gotten you to keep them I assume she knew the price ahead of time, but either way it was more than fair. I paid that much for my two when they were young and they are in there twentys now. The world doesn't owe her favors so why does she think you do I wonder. Even at the price it was still a favor. Take care.

Sounds like she needs to get a grip on reality...I'm sure she wouldn't have watched your boys for free, or anything less than $30. If she has a problem then she can go find someone else...It would have been less if she would have had them stay home and not brought them until morning...You didn't charge enough...She is lucky that you only charged her $30..Next time she can find someone else to do it...

You know what gets me Copper...is these people that drop off their kids, mind you, THEIR kids, the most important thing in the world, and they argue about paying someone who will feed AND cook for them, talk to them, play with them, dress them, keep them safe and out of danger, are trusting you to be the Mom for a while, and then they complain about the money?.........PULEEZE! That totally disgusts me and I would drop her like a bad habit. You were totally way beyond fair and I give you much credit for doing it, and I don't care whether they were sleeping or not.

Well considering I pay 85 a week in daycare for 1 kid and shes there from 12 till 3 every day not including weekends. Honestly if you wanted to watch my kid for 30 dollars every 18 hours id say heck yes! 30 dollars is a small price to pay for a baby sitter especially for almost a full day with 2 kids!

fair??? i will say that you are being very very generous to her... childcare here is so expensive... for 18 hours and 2 children she is only paying $30 and still complaining??? shame on her... here, for 8 hours and 1 child, you will be looking for at least $80 and if you pick the child late, they start counting you by minutes... $1.20 per minutes... imagine that... so i don't really understand what is she complaining about... next time, she can look for other people who want to do this job for her with that price... some people are just ridiculous... good on you for standing up for your right...

You should not have to justify what you charged for childcare. That is cheaper than the going rate when I watched children more than twenty years ago. That is cheaper than what state assistance pays, and they pay cut rates. It is too bad that she cannot figure out that she has to pay for good service. At least she did pay you, and not stick you, after you watched them.

I think it depends on the average paid from your place. I think if she thinks the money you require is high, then she can try to hire another one. Everybody has their price. Your working hour is very long. Here babysitting a baby is very expensive.

wow that lady got a deal and a half,i think you charged her way too low and she should not even say a single word.because if she had to take them to daycare,let me tell you she would be broke because they are so darn expensive.hey i got 3 kids for that price of $30 wow thats like nothing, i will be there in 6 hors or so depending on the traffic lol.i would really charge her more next time.shes just getting away too cheap and it's your time.pattie

I think you gave her a really good deal actually. Most people around here would have charged her at least $2 an hour per kid. She should not be complaining.

Fair? I'd say fair doesnt even begin to cover it! These days people will ask expecting you will drop our price. Many do just cause theya re caught off guard or dont' want to loose the job. Next time ask her if when she is shopping at Target or Sears or some store, does she ask them to drop their prices? I really hate it when people do that. What an insult. Glad you held your ground.

Girl that was a favor. That's an awesome price, thats what our babysitter charges us to keep our children when or if we need a night, or have a business trip or whatever. That's a great price, because when i was searching for babysitter, before we had a permanent one, they were going to charge us 95.00 for our two children for 16 hours! We can't afford that. 30.00 is an AWESOME PRICE, you did her a major favor!! She couldnt' find a better price than that if she tried.

My God!!!.... what? Baby sitting for 30dollars I would have you watch my kids everyday. That is too generous. The lady who lives next to us is a baby sitter and you can't pay her 100 dollars she gonna name her bills. she takes children age 3-9yrs old and you have to pay here from 100dollars and bring lunch for your kids. If you plan them to stay late at night you have to add the money for her to make dinner for them. She will lecture that she did not graduate from school to make 50dollars. Children like her so parents around my place often talk about her. when we had a party once one other lady asked me How I'm dealing with my kids and no baby sitter . I explain we are sharing hours to watch them. I think you are a gift to that stupid woman.

I think you gave her to cheap a deal. So think you were more then fair. She must have not counted the per hours that totaly up to $30. I would have charged more for that many hours and those 2 ages. That must have been kinda frusterating for you. Sorry you got such a headace from the mother. The parents never think she must have had alot of work to watch our two very young kid I'll be nice and pay her the price she asks. I am a mother and I always ask the baby sitter when I get their how was my son? if he was frusterating to them and you know by looking at the face or expresses. I say I am sorry. He was 2 the last time any one watched him. But I would never complain about the price because that person is taking time out of the day to watch my kid who ain't always the perfect angel. he is alot, but not always. He's 3 yrs. now and I can't imagine how he would be around a babysitter. I can't find one here, I like to hire people I know.

$30 for 2 children, 18 hours and it was overnight? I WOULD OF CHARGED MORE LOL sorry for the caps. Who does she think you are? She's getting off lightly for paying that amount of money and its not fair on you because you should be charging more for that length of time AND its overnight. Do you have to feed them and such? If so that should cost more. Sorry but thats my opinion. I would be glad to pay that amount of money if someone nice like you babysat for my 5 year old son AND it was overnight. If she doesn't like what you charge she can always find someone else. If she took her children to daycare I bet she will be paying double for just 8 hours.

I used to get paid 30 dollars a day..and that was from 7 in the morning till 5 p.m. I babysat a boy and a girl. The mother has to realize that your sacrificing your day to look after 2 children (which is very stressfull if they are busy kids) You werent charging to much at all! if you charged any less than that would just be wrong.

That price is more that fair i think. I also babysit a lot and I charge 2 dollars per child I have never had anyone tell me that I charge to much. I also feed the kids out of my home and thats why i charge this amount. Don't change your price because of one unsatisfied parent.

No you did not charge too much. You charged too little. I'm surprised she said it was too much because if I were her I wouldnt have complained. You gave her a good deal.

LOL, I dont think that is too much, for 18 hours thats reasonable. The only problem for you now is that she probably wont come back to you... Good luck!