Need help: How much to charge a friend to watch her child

Damn .. where are you and your caregivers and is anyone available to watch my kids for these rates? Day care and child care costs where I live are WELL above these numbers and closer to $20/hour. I think at $10 an hour you would be doing her a favor and making it worth your while at the same time. I would charge $150 for the week.

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Personally, I wouldn't charge her anything if she was my really good friend. I would feel weird accepting money from a friend like that. If she was insistent on it, maybe $100 a week.

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$150/week is reasonable.

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Need help: How much to charge a friend to watch her child

I do the same and I charge 60/day

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Need help: How much to charge a friend to watch her child

I would do $150 a week. It’s a long day and it is still a nice favor to do. I feel $100 is too little since like others said it is work.

It’s nice you are charging her less than a daycare but you are still doing a major service for her. And watching an infant isn’t always easy.

Need help: How much to charge a friend to watch her child

$50-60 a day for a good friend. I'd talk to her and ask what she was thinking.

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Posted by mommywantsababy

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Posted by FirstMate

Personally, I wouldn't charge her anything if she was my really good friend. I would feel weird accepting money from a friend like that. If she was insistent on it, maybe $100 a week.

I don't mean to call you out specifically but .. what? To those who commented they would not charge their friend .Would you really commit to watching a friends child two full days a week 52 weeks out of the year without compensation???? For how long wouldyou be ok with doing this.

I have friends that happily take my child for a few hours or even a day if necessary but consistently the way the OP described - I mean I can't even imagine expecting someone to do that without compensation - unless it were a grandchild

Honestly I have one friend I would gladly do this for. I’ve watched friends kids occasionally though and have never ever been paid. I would be upset if they offered.

Ive watched a friends child or my niece etc for the day here and there too and there have been occasions when they watched mine. But committing yourself to watch someone else's child twice a week all day, every week is WAY different. Thats a job not a favor.

ETA: I really dont mean to challenge you specifically at all-- I just find it hard to wrap my brain around someone doing this for someone else day in and day out as a favor. esp bc OP doesnt even have her own children home with her. If there are that people out there that would this it makes me feel very selfish for not even considering it!

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Posted by Budjeg11

Posted by mommywantsababy

Posted by Budjeg11

Posted by FirstMate

Personally, I wouldn't charge her anything if she was my really good friend. I would feel weird accepting money from a friend like that. If she was insistent on it, maybe $100 a week.

I don't mean to call you out specifically but .. what? To those who commented they would not charge their friend .Would you really commit to watching a friends child two full days a week 52 weeks out of the year without compensation???? For how long wouldyou be ok with doing this.

I have friends that happily take my child for a few hours or even a day if necessary but consistently the way the OP described - I mean I can't even imagine expecting someone to do that without compensation - unless it were a grandchild

Honestly I have one friend I would gladly do this for. I’ve watched friends kids occasionally though and have never ever been paid. I would be upset if they offered.

Ive watched a friends child or my niece etc for the day here and there too and there have been occasions when they watched mine. But committing yourself to watch someone else's child twice a week all day, every week is WAY different. Thats a job not a favor.

ETA: I really dont mean to challenge you specifically at all-- I just find it hard to wrap my brain around someone doing this for someone else day in and day out as a favor. esp bc OP doesnt even have her own children home with her. If there are that people out there that would this it makes me feel very selfish for not even considering it!

OMG I totally agree! I would never watch someone's kid that much without getting paid for it. I honestly can't believe that people would! If it was family that's one thing but definitely not for a friend.

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Posted by Budjeg11

Posted by mommywantsababy

Posted by Budjeg11

Posted by FirstMate

Personally, I wouldn't charge her anything if she was my really good friend. I would feel weird accepting money from a friend like that. If she was insistent on it, maybe $100 a week.

I don't mean to call you out specifically but .. what? To those who commented they would not charge their friend .Would you really commit to watching a friends child two full days a week 52 weeks out of the year without compensation???? For how long wouldyou be ok with doing this.

I have friends that happily take my child for a few hours or even a day if necessary but consistently the way the OP described - I mean I can't even imagine expecting someone to do that without compensation - unless it were a grandchild

Honestly I have one friend I would gladly do this for. I’ve watched friends kids occasionally though and have never ever been paid. I would be upset if they offered.

Ive watched a friends child or my niece etc for the day here and there too and there have been occasions when they watched mine. But committing yourself to watch someone else's child twice a week all day, every week is WAY different. Thats a job not a favor.

ETA: I really dont mean to challenge you specifically at all-- I just find it hard to wrap my brain around someone doing this for someone else day in and day out as a favor. esp bc OP doesnt even have her own children home with her. If there are that people out there that would this it makes me feel very selfish for not even considering it!

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Posted by Budjeg11

Posted by mommywantsababy

Posted by Budjeg11

Posted by FirstMate

Personally, I wouldn't charge her anything if she was my really good friend. I would feel weird accepting money from a friend like that. If she was insistent on it, maybe $100 a week.

I don't mean to call you out specifically but .. what? To those who commented they would not charge their friend .Would you really commit to watching a friends child two full days a week 52 weeks out of the year without compensation???? For how long wouldyou be ok with doing this.

I have friends that happily take my child for a few hours or even a day if necessary but consistently the way the OP described - I mean I can't even imagine expecting someone to do that without compensation - unless it were a grandchild

Honestly I have one friend I would gladly do this for. I’ve watched friends kids occasionally though and have never ever been paid. I would be upset if they offered.

Ive watched a friends child or my niece etc for the day here and there too and there have been occasions when they watched mine. But committing yourself to watch someone else's child twice a week all day, every week is WAY different. Thats a job not a favor.

ETA: I really dont mean to challenge you specifically at all-- I just find it hard to wrap my brain around someone doing this for someone else day in and day out as a favor. esp bc OP doesnt even have her own children home with her. If there are that people out there that would this it makes me feel very selfish for not even considering it!

Totally agree with you!! I thought that I must be a selfish person after reading a lot of these responses, so I’m glad I’m not alone. MAYBE if I was helping out my friend for only a month or 2 I would charge on the lower side, but that doesn’t seem to be the case here. I stand by my original $150 for the 2 days.

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Posted by sourpatchkids

Posted by Budjeg11

Posted by mommywantsababy

Posted by Budjeg11

Posted by FirstMate

Personally, I wouldn't charge her anything if she was my really good friend. I would feel weird accepting money from a friend like that. If she was insistent on it, maybe $100 a week.

I don't mean to call you out specifically but .. what? To those who commented they would not charge their friend .Would you really commit to watching a friends child two full days a week 52 weeks out of the year without compensation???? For how long wouldyou be ok with doing this.

I have friends that happily take my child for a few hours or even a day if necessary but consistently the way the OP described - I mean I can't even imagine expecting someone to do that without compensation - unless it were a grandchild

Honestly I have one friend I would gladly do this for. I’ve watched friends kids occasionally though and have never ever been paid. I would be upset if they offered.

Ive watched a friends child or my niece etc for the day here and there too and there have been occasions when they watched mine. But committing yourself to watch someone else's child twice a week all day, every week is WAY different. Thats a job not a favor.

ETA: I really dont mean to challenge you specifically at all-- I just find it hard to wrap my brain around someone doing this for someone else day in and day out as a favor. esp bc OP doesnt even have her own children home with her. If there are that people out there that would this it makes me feel very selfish for not even considering it!

Totally agree with you!! I thought that I must be a selfish person after reading a lot of these responses, so I’m glad I’m not alone. MAYBE if I was helping out my friend for only a month or 2 I would charge on the lower side, but that doesn’t seem to be the case here. I stand by my original $150 for the 2 days.

I'm with you. $150 for the 2 days is more than fair. If I was helping out a friend once in a while than I'd do it for free. Two days every week is a job and a lot of work. You deserve to be compensated.

Need help: How much to charge a friend to watch her child

Going back 6 years ago when my SIL watched my son I paid her 65 a day