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Marion
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 Tue, Dec 19 2006, 1:43 am
I started at $3, then went to $4, and by the time I "retired" (I was definitely out of my teens by then) was at $5. Now I pay 20 shekel an hour to our 14 year old sitter (and cab fare home if I get in after 9pm). It's not much, but not everyone who needs a babysitter has the means for one. I take her 2 afternoons/evenings a week, on days that DH can't pick the baby up from daycare because he has to work. So I'm already paying for daycare, and there's just no money left for a babysitter. I figure she's walking away with over 200 shekel a week...even if she's saving for something she should have some spending money left, no? I just don't have more than that to give her. So if we have a simcha (like tomorrow night) I either have to take the baby, not go, or see if a neighbour can take him. But I think it's a big imposition to ask a neighbour to deal with dinner and bedtime.
(Oops sorry, this kind of turned into a rant didn't it.)
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shininglight
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Tue, Dec 19 2006, 4:05 am
I pay around 14 shekel an hour for Israeli high school girls to come babysit. That's a little more than $3/hr, I think.
Marion, what neighborhood do you live in? I don't think your babysitter should be so expensive, especially if it's "kavua" ...?
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Marion
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Tue, Dec 19 2006, 6:02 am
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I understand the going rate is 25 shekel, so I thought I was doing pretty well. I'm in Ma'ale Adumim...when I was in Jerusalem we never paid for a sitter, just took the baby to Grandma or Great-Grandma; now that's just not so practical. (We did it until it started interfering with bed, and it was getting too cold at night to take him on the bus.)
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queen
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Tue, Dec 19 2006, 8:12 am
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when kids are up, I have no problem is babysitters being paid.... and being paid what the going rate is. But to be paid $10 an hour when all the sitter has to do is sit (kids already been put to bed) IMO that's a lot.
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chocolate moose
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Tue, Dec 19 2006, 9:53 am
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I think $10 might be asked for the night, when the babysitter can't do anything else. if it's the daytime and she can take other kids, less is appropriate.
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shopaholic
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Tue, Dec 19 2006, 9:55 am
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In CH we pay $7 for a high school girl. My neighbor, a divorcee with grown kids offered to babysit for me but I'd have to pay her more, so I'm leaving that for when I can't find anyone else.
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yersp
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Tue, Dec 19 2006, 12:51 pm
ok, here's my final decision: after reading all of your replies and asking around, I came to the conclusion that being this babysitter is a high school girl of about 15-16, doesnt have to support herself, and anyway told me to pay her as much as I want to, I'll pay her $7 an hour. For 5 hours it's $35 and I do want her to come back again if I need her, so I'll give her the extra $5 as a tip so it equals to an even $40.
When I babysat as a girl, I tried not to be available to these ppl who paid me to a T and not a penny more. Even asking me for change. I want to be fair.
Thanks everyone for all your replies!! I really appreciate it!!
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PinkandYellow
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Tue, Dec 19 2006, 2:31 pm
[/quote] Now I pay 20 shekel an hour to our 14 year old sitter (and cab fare home if I get in after 9pm).[quote]
20 shekels an hour? not in y-m? I also live outside y-m and I pay 10 an hr. even in ramat eshkol they only get 15, I think.
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