When dance/electronic band Jungle performed at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens this September, 25-year-old Natalie Abatemarco didn’t bat an eye when shelling out around $100 for a ticket.
Her 9-to-5 job is as a media content manager, but the East Village resident has an easy, lucrative side-hustle in babysitting, raking in as much as $800 a month — sometimes without ever leaving her apartment building.
Typically thought of as a job for high schoolers and professional nannies looking to pick up extra hours, babysitting has become a popular gig for Gen Zers and millennials looking to make some extra cash on top of their regular salaries
“It surprises people when I say I’m a babysitter in my mid-20s,” Abatemarco told The Post with a giggle. “They look down on it because they think it’s just a job for teenagers.”
The native Long Islander earns around $30 an hour, plus occasional tips, assisting families in her neighborhood. A few nights a week, she tends to various children, helping with homework and bedtime, while their parents are out on the town. It’s easy and fun.
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