My friends pay me to watch their kids alongside my own. It's a fulfilling way to make $400 a week as a stay-at-home mom.
Being paid to babysit my friends' kids has been a great side hustle and an easy way for me to make extra money each week as a stay-at-home parent.
Rachel Meghan Quint is a stay-at-home mom to her son, who was born in 2024, and has found a way to make an extra $400 a week by babysitting her friends' children. Friends pay her $25 an hour to watch their kids in addition to her son, which she considers a fulfilling way to make extra money. The cost of daycare in her area is high, starting at $1,400 a month for a few hours a week, so she decided to continue working as a babysitter while her son's full-time job allowed her to earn money by freelance writing.
Initially, she began babysitting for one friend, and her son enjoyed having playdates with the other children. As word spread, she now has three regular babysitting clients. Despite occasional challenges such as conflicts between the children, she enjoys the experience and finds it manageable due to her experience working with children.
She charges a fair rate of $25 an hour and balances her babysitting work with freelance writing gigs. While she enjoys helping her friends and making extra money, she is uncertain about continuing babysitting in the future, as she hopes to have another child.
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