^^ Salam alaikum.
I think sister Karima was suggesting that she could take up baby-sitting as her stay-at-home job.
Fair rates depend on where you live. The currency of your country. Also, on local competition...you wouldn't want to have high prices if there are other babysitters living really close to your place. And also, the price depends on what facilities you can offer the children you are going to look after.
For the sake of giving you a number - let's say, $20 per day.
Lol. Maybe call up another babysitter in your city and see how much they are charging.
An alternative stay-at-home job could be....becoming an author. Quite a hard job though, it's very hard to get books published AND make a profit I think. Computer/internet work has already been suggested above.
Salam alaikum.
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$20 a day is a little low, to say the least, sister
, as it's only $2.50 an hour based on an 8-hour shift!
The best thing to do would be to contact a local day-care centre, find out what THEY charge per day, and undercut them. Some of these centres can be unreasonably expensive, so make sure you're asking at an affordably-priced centre.
I'm not sure how it works in the States, but £50 ($100) a week to have your child looked after for a whole 5-day working week would be TOO MUCH of a bargain, hehe :-D
Charging by the hour might be a good option, too. Because then you open up the opportunity for other parents to send their child to you - not just those who work full-time, but also those who have more flexible working hours, or just need a few spare hours to do housework, shopping, etc. without their children.
You could charge a lot more if you had some kind of childcare certification (I'm not sure on how to get these), but if you don't have one, it'd probably still be easy enough to pick up childcare work from local mothers who know and trust you. Just spread the word that you're available, sister!
Remember also that evenings (especially weekend evenings) offer especially good prospects for babysitters.
When I used to babysit, I used to be paid £10 (a little less than $20) for short stays of around 2-3 hours. And I was only 14 at the time, and it was the mid-1990s...so make sure you price yourself cheaply, but don't undervalue your service