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12.  Post-insurance MRI costs for 10 year old kid with symptoms consistent with a brain tumor (found out she is fine)
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OP here. [b]Lots of the expensive stuff you're listing are for kids[/b]. My budget is for singles, so you can't compare. I would assume that with a second income, my/our spending could cover an additional $6,000 a month. That's plenty, even with $2,000 for childcare, allergy slots co-pay of $80, snowplow fees, and so on.

I'm glad your DD is fine.[/quote]

That's PP's point. Expenses go up dramatically with kids. Also you need to make some compromises on career, often. Like one or both of you can't work more than 40 hours a week, at least without significant outsourcing ($$$).

I used to live comfortably on about $1200 a month. Admittedly, I rented in a group house, not in the DMV. But it was a nice group house! I had a yard and a garden and a basement...ah, those were the days.

My discretionary expenses lately also includes four new tires, copays for counseling and OT (child with special needs), etc.

We make $180K combined in the DMV. We do fine. [/quote]

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