Mom and dad gotta pay to play

By Tracy Murphy

updated 2:53 PM EDT, Thu March 14, 2013

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Average cost of a babysitter $12.75 per hour
About 33% of parents say they hire a sitter 1 or 2 times a month

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Mom and dad gotta pay to play

When was the last time you had a date night and got lucky with your spouse? In our "Parental Discretion" segment, we crunched the numbers and took a look at how much it cost to go out on the town.

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