UrbanBaby

07.03.08, 10:14 AM General Topics
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Is $15.00 hourly for sitter of 2 (toddler/nb) working 40-45 hrly weekly cash fair? We live upstate. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.03.08, 10:14 AM Flag

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probably fine... that's a lot of time though for a "sitter". are you home at all? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:15 AM Flag

we are actually both "home." We run 2 businesses though, so WAH. I just hesitate to use word "nanny" for some reason (silly quirk). [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:17 AM Flag

ok. if you're home and going to be there to help or spend time with both dcs then $15/hr is fine. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:19 AM Flag

she also lives down road and now (altho will be ltd more with nb bfing) takes DS to her house almost entire afternoon...and I know she is preparing meals, cleaning etc...very flexible. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:21 AM Flag

sounds like you have a great situation! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:27 AM Flag

No. That's what teenage babysitters get paid. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:39 AM Flag

you're crazy. $15/hr for 40-45 weeks ends up as $600-$675/wk which is more than I make in my job that required a master's degree to obtain [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:40 AM Flag

So stay home and raise your own kids. Just because you can't afford a nanny doesn't mean you're entitled to one. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.03.08, 06:40 PM Flag

That's on the high end of what nannies in NYC make. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:50 AM Flag