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"  You love your longtime babysitter and agreed that she could also work for the people next door. Now your neighbor is paying her a lot more per hour. Do you:   1. Raise her rate. Your kids love the sitter, and you don&amp;#039;t want to lose her.  2. Explain to the babysitter that you can&amp;#039;t pay more.  3. Do nothing. Two different families, two different situations.  The Right Call: (1) There&amp;#039;s no hotter commodity than reliable child care. If you can&amp;#039;t match the other family&amp;#039;s price, at least give your sitter a raise as a sign of your appreciation. Also, ask around about the going rate \u2014 you may discover you&amp;#039;ve been underpaying for a while. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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