S/o kids and cost

thatgrrrrl

I just realized that M's daycare is only $144 less than our RENT. This makes me very sad.

nicoleg1982

L's daycare is more than my rent.  

6fsn

6let's was $115/wk.  You get what you pay for though.  They were nice enough, but they were also uneducated and a lot were smokers.

dharmabunny

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[QUOTE]L's daycare is more than my rent.  
Posted by nicoleg1982[/QUOTE]



This. Only our mortgage. And not mama leg's kid.

thatgrrrrl

I really need to move and have Taw watch M.

We just found out that H's corporate discount with the dc she's in now doesn't go into effect until she's 2. I'm waiting on the infant care closer to us to open (it's at the local YMCA which has an established daycare but not infant care - still hasn't been inspected though) so I can move her there.

PMeg819

Lord help me, we cannot move to NYC. DH can just go by himself if they want him to move so bad there. I know I've been spoiled by my daycare provider, so that doesn't help.

mrsconn23

Daycare is only $129 less than my mortgage.   Those are my two biggest bills in a month.

DG1

Ours are now almost equal (if we were sending them full-time), and that's with 2 kids in daycare.

NOLABridesmaid

I think this is showing me that I don't think I'll be doing this baby thing on my own.

<not that it was in the running anyway />

*Barbie*

yikes. there's a fair sized difference between mortgage and daycare for us, although they are still our 2 biggest expenses.

tawillers

It amazes me to see the difference in cost among the different locations.  And not just childcare.  (Yes, I understand salaries differ as well)

~~Busy.~~

Daycare was more than our mortgage but now Tank is part time so it's a close second.

baconsmom

This is why I stay at home. Nothing I could do would earn enough money to cover childcare/ferrying. 

loveshine1

I'm so thrilled to not have to pay for childcare. My goodness. There would almost be no point to be working full time, let alone part time.

nicoleg1982

Bmom and LS, if xH dropped dead and I never saw another child support payment or a life insurance payout, I could still pay for it on my own.  Rent, utilities, daycare, diapers, everything.  On my own.  And I don't make a significant amount of money and I'm not doing anything specialized.  I haven't finished my degree, either.  My budget is hella tight right now and I don't have TONS of money to spend elsewhere, but if I had to I could take care of it all.  You just do what you have to do to make things work.