How much should we pay our babysitter? She's a 20 year old college girl. Our daughter is a little over two months. I had her watch her today. I gave her $25. She was here from 10-3. That doesn't seem like a lot. All she asked for was something to eat OR $10. I don't want to not pay good.

I've been burned before where mothers didn't pay me well. One time I babysat 2 kids from 4am-6pm (I had to provide diapers and food) she gave me $20. Another time I babysat from 9am-3am. She came home drunk and didn't pay at all but I let her cry on my shoulder. I was too nice to say anything I guess. I know I'm not that bad.

So...what we're doing: my mother and father in law is moving in along with my brother in law. They are moving into the basement. The basement is our storage area. So today while she babysat we went through the basement and cleaned it out. Tomorrow we will be taking everything to storage.

Anyway, how much should we give her? I'm a first time mom so I just don't know.