just like to say the money goes acc to neighborhoods- i charge 5 an hour no matter what, but when i babysit in other places, THEY pay me 10… :0)
but it’s not just sitting on the couch. i enjoy babysitting, and i’ll do it for free when i know the person can’t pay, but sometimes it involves playing with the kids, feeding them supper, putting them to bed, playing with tem, etc. at some point i felt guilty getting paid at a certain persons house b/c all i did was sit and do my hw (was quieter than my house!) and the person told me that if s/t ever did c”v happen, i was responsible, so that’s why she was paying me :0)