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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a SAHM now but used to WOHM until recently.
childcare: about $1500. I have one kid who would be in full time daycare and one kid who is in school and would go to before and aftercare and need care on the days off school or Covid-related virtual school days since he isn't old enough to stay home by himself and my spouse and I both have/had jobs where we couldn't always WFH. 
Commute - about $100 per month but it's not like there is 0 cost to drive as a SAHM and I'm now driving the kids to/from more places during the week than I was when I WOHM.
Parking - free
Cleaning Services - none. We did it all ourselves.
Clothing - $100 or so per month probably. 
Dry Cleaning - don't really do dry cleaning often
Lunches - I took my lunch with me so about the same as I spend to eat at home anyway
Coffees/Breakfast on the Run - hardly ever got coffee out, brought it from home too
Takeout - n/a probably we’d have it anyway

So for us the major expense of us both working was childcare but we split all $$ so I never thought of childcare or any of the above as just coming out of my salary but rather coming from our joint finances. I became a SAHM because I had a very stressful, draining job that I didn't enjoy, we can afford to live on one income, my spouse was supportive, and I was not getting enough time with my kids. [/quote]

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