notquiteperfect Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 So, I went out of town and had someone come mow, weed, water a couple plants and do a few other minor things while I was gone. I've never needed to do this before and have no idea what to pay them. What would a weekly rate be (I'm in the US)? Thanks for any input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Did they go every day? If they did to water etc..I'd probably pay about $100. Of course it's dependent on how much they really did and how much actual time they spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meerkatarmy Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Like Pam says depends on a lot. If you were to employ a gardener they charge at least £10 an hour. I'd probably give some one around £60 depending on how much they really did, their age etc pam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Yes I was also going to mention the age of the person too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegaseamaster75 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Age shouldn't matter, find out the going rate for the type of work you want done. For 5 hours a week worth of gardening etc, I'd say $50-60/week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notquiteperfect Posted June 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 age 192-3 times a week (2 hours once, 20 minutes max the others - would be my estimate)lives a few miles awayused our equipment, supplies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroads Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 As a kid I made $400 one month (which was awesome money) for keeping the lawn watered on a house my uncle was trying to sell. One of my parents would drop me off, I would read and eat snacks for a few hours whilst moving the hose and sprinkler head around... I still think my uncle was being generous. That would probably be still fine for an adult for a month's pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 age 192-3 times a week (2 hours once, 20 minutes max the others - would be my estimate)lives a few miles awayused our equipment, suppliesThen I probably wouldn't do more than $50-60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 50-75 would be good. My opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meerkatarmy Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 I only mentioned age because if it was a young person doing it for pocket money I would pay less than I would to some one who did this as their career. pam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 I only mentioned age because if it was a young person doing it for pocket money I would pay less than I would to some one who did this as their career.I'm with you on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmarklin Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Around her it's 20-40 $$ per hour depending on the competence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Folk Prophet Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 $40 an hour to do some weeding?!!?!??!?!?!!?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Around her it's 20-40 $$ per hour depending on the competence. I'd come do some weeding for $20 an hour. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Around her it's 20-40 $$ per hour depending on the competence.Seems like a large sum for a teenager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meerkatarmy Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 I paid a young guy £50 to feed my fish as I knew he was saving for his mission and money issues were stressing him out but there would be no way I could do that on a regular basis nither would I have paid his little brother the same amount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 I paid a young guy £50 to feed my fish as I knew he was saving for his mission and money issues were stressing him out but there would be no way I could do that on a regular basis nither would I have paid his little brother the same amount If I knew it was a young man or woman getting ready to go on a mission I might pay a little more just because of that. But as you said..not on a regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I do this a lot but I have 3 birds, fish, lizard, and turtles that needed to be fed and watered in addition to watering my indoor plants. I pay $35/visit. I use a licensed and bonded professional service. Last Christmas, the sister I VT (I'm her VT) did it all for 2 weeks, 4x per week, for free. She's an amazing woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notquiteperfect Posted July 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Since this has come up again I'll post a follow up since it turned out to be a life lesson. She did a good job with the tasks and I ended up being a bit more generous than I was planning on but the exchange still gives me satisfaction. She was so pleasantly surprised that I'm glad we have that 'thread' between us than one of being frustrated/annoyed/feeling jipped. Palerider and Backroads 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Glad it went well for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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