I just got back from five and a half hours of babysitting during which I made as much money (real income, after tax) as I would have with a full eight hours of my regular job. What’s better, I actually got paid…
If I could find enough people with kids, I think I’d move to babysitting full-time. It’s a no-stress job where my biggest challenge is to be entertaining to little kids; not exactly a tough proposition. These kids are especially easy, being seriously into pencil-and-paper games; I’ve spent hours guiding them through all sorts of character creation. (The pegasus monk was my personal favorite; it’s a bit unlikely, but you have to make some concessions for a six-year-old.) Tonight we spent probably three hours creating Car Wars cars, and half an hour actually playing the game. But the kids loved it…
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