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[quote=Anonymous]First of all, daycare is an expense to be split between the husband's and the wife's salaries. It skews the cost of working if you attribute it to only one of the parents.

And the obvious answer is, if you can make big bucks, this analysis is easy.  I personally wanted a career, and now that my children are either in college out of town or grown, it was a no brainer for me to have a career.

Daycare - $3300 (though part of that is preschool I would have likely had to pay for, at least a few days a week)  - only 50% attributable to one parent
Commute - Gas, wear and tear (?) - $100 - same if you are SAH and running kids around to activities, etc.
Parking - $120 - at my office, parking is free
Cleaning Services - $400  - I had a housecleaner before I got married and had kids, so I would pay this even if I were SAH
Clothing - $200 (suits, dress shoes etc) - way low for me. I spend between $2,000 and $3,000 a year on professional attire.
Dry Cleaning - $100
Lunches - $80 - do you mean $80 more than SAHMs spend on lunches?
Coffees/Breakfast on the Run - $30 - in my case, I eat at home, so zero
Takeout - $200  Don't SAHMs get takeout too?[/quote]

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