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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]HHI $100k, receive 60% FA. [/quote]

How can you afford to live? Not being sarcastic

The economic policy institute has a family budget calculator that estimates a family with 2 adults and one child needs $83,675. http://www.epi.org/resources/budget/

60% of $30,000 (typical private school tuition around here) is $18k

83675+18000 =$101,675. [/quote]

Hi, just saw this -- I'm the one you're referring to.

First of all, since we receive 60%, we pay 40% (actually we get 62%, pay 38%).  So call us $11,400.

As to how we live... We were paying $950/mo for daycare before DC started private school (which I think isn't unusual)  so we just turned around and started paying that in tuition instead. I don't know what else to tell you! We live in a townhouse in an unfashionable (but pretty safe) area, have one car and vacation modestly. We don't feel poor, and have some emergency savings.

It's all what you're used to, I suppose![/quote]

Those of us who are sensible knew enough to know it was possible.[/quote]

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