When we got married, we moved over 2 hours away from everything that was familiar to us. It was kind of fun starting over. Meeting new people, making new friends. Then we had kids and realized this business of not having any family close by to babysit for free STINKS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anytime we want to have a "date night", we have to figure our how much money we will need for our night out and then how much money we'll need for the babysitter.I tend to overpay, I think. Or do I? I never want to be considered cheap so I usually pay more than what is normal. But, seriously, what is normal? What is the going rate for babysitters these days? I have 2 girls, Emilee, who is 5 going on 15 and Gracie, who is 2 and a half. I usually wind up paying roughly $10 an hour. Is that a lot? I heard that $5 an hour is average. If they were at a real job, they'd be making at least $7 something an hour right? That's minimum wage these days, right?
What do you pay your babysitter? Do you think I'm overpaying? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
