Software engineer charges cousin $35/hour to babysit, family calls her entitled

A software engineer charged her cousin $35 per hour to babysit her three kids for three days. The family was outraged and called her entitled, saying that babysitting should only cost $15 an hour. Despite explaining that her freelance hourly rates were $60, she valued her time at no less than $35 for doing difficult work. The engineer had side hustles and enjoyed putting her free time into work. Although she was already ahead of schedule on all her freelance work, she agreed to babysit as long as she got paid close to her freelance rates. The family was not happy with her number, and tensions rose when the engineer was called stupid and childish for valuing her time at $35. Did she ask for too much? Or was her time and effort worth the price? Read on to see what others think and share your thoughts below.