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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you ever calculated how much it costs to work?

I was chatting with a friend who lives in the NYC area about how much it costs her to work (suburban train, after school care etc etc). While SAHM is not an option for them, she has a hard time accepting how much it costs her to work.

It got me thinking....how much do a spend to WOHM?  (Not an argument on the long-term financial security, retirement benefits or earning potential....just a budgeting/expenses question).

Me? I estimated some average monthly costs I can attribute to WOHM.

Daycare - $3300 (though part of that is preschool I would have likely had to pay for, at least a few days a week)
Commute - Gas, wear and tear (?) - $100
Parking - $120
Cleaning Services - $400
Clothing - $200 (suits, dress shoes etc)
Dry Cleaning - $100
Lunches - $80
Coffees/Breakfast on the Run - $30
Takeout - $200

Yikes!

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Me, also in NYC and assuming before Covid.

Daycare - zero.  It enables my husband to work since he has never considered staying home, so comes out if his salary.
Commute - $120, I think that's what the metrocard cost back then
Lunches - $160
Clothing/Dry cleaning - zero.  My office is on the casual side, so I pretty much wore the same clothes I would be wearing anyway.  
Convenience - various things I threw money at because I did not have time - $200

So, not that much overall.

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