Andy Cohen stopped by his own SiriusXM show and shared a detail most celebrities keep quiet: his babysitter’s hourly rate. According to Cohen, he pays $30 an hour to watch his two kids, seven-year-old Ben and four-year-old Lucy. Sitting across from him was longtime friend Jeff Lewis, who did not hold back, telling Cohen the rate sounded cheap, especially from someone with his money.
Lewis backed up his critique with his own numbers, revealing his babysitter earns $37 an hour to watch his nine-year-old daughter, Monroe. Cohen tried to clarify that his sitter worked two hours and fifteen minutes and received $70 for the evening, but Lewis stood firm, saying he would have paid $100 for two hours with two kids.
The exchange has parents everywhere comparing notes, because childcare costs are one of those topics that gets everyone talking. Rates swing wildly depending on where you live, how many kids need watching, and what the job actually involves. So we want to hear from you: what do you pay a babysitter, and what do you think is actually fair? Sound off in the comments.
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