Do I Actually Sit On The House?

[bird_22]

The Bman pissed me off something fierce this morning. I hate starting out my day mad at him. Grrrrrr

Comments

[dianalynn]

I have worked as a housesitter a lot.

For sitting in people's driveways and making sure no one pulls in (no fun) I got paid $10 an hour. When I was feeding a cat and bringing in the mail I made about $15 a day. I think more than 2 animals or two kinds could go for more. your prices sound damn good, and you could probably get more.

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[cryslea]

Dogs should cost more, since you usually have to go to the house multiple times per day to let them out.

[zoozyq]

Oh shit, honey, you can charge more than that.

I generally get around $30 a day for the three families I housesit for - one with just a dog and a cat; one with 3 cats; and one with 2 dogs. I'm pretty sure that I'm on the cheap side of the spectrum, too, at least around here.

I'd go with $15 a day for no animals, and then maybe check with some local vets and animal boarders to see what their going rate is, and use that as a guideline for what to charge for animals.

[codekitten]

i paid someone $13 a visit (2 x a day) to come take care of my 2 cats while i was on vacation.