OH recently lost his mum who used to babysit for us sometimes. So now we don't have any family nearby to babysit, apart from OH's sister & her 16 y/o son who is very sensible & mature. However every time I ask SIL if he can babysit, the first question she asks is "how much are you gonna pay him?"
I think it's a bloody cheek 'cos he'd probably do it for free as he's such a nice boy, but I'm sure she wouldn't let him. Plus she knows we don't have anyone else we can ask. As they are family I thought they would just help us out & we'd give him a bit of pocket money. At that age I was babysitting my cousin & never got any money - I did it because I liked him! Also DD would be in bed for most of the evening.
I would hire a babysitter but any (rare) nights out that OH and I have are usually quite short notice & I don't want to leave DD with someone I don't know.