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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here with some salient additional information: 1) I make around $100,000 per year but I really work for my health insurance and retirement, which we get through my job. 2) our house isn’t big enough for an au pair and I don’t really feel like having a late teen/early 20 year old to also take care of (per experiences from friends who have had au pairs) 3) we do have bi-weekly cleaners and landscapers who cut the yard and do clean ups/weeding/etc 4) we are still paying off student loans (+$250,000 between DH and myself undergrad plus grad for him and grad for me) but should be done in 3 years thank god. So between student loans and daycare costs the past 8 years we are severely behind on retirement and savings I think what would really help is someone in the afternoons to help kids with homework/shuttle them around when needed/make dinner/help with laundry. So someone 3-4 hours a day. Is that possible? How much would that cost? [/quote] Ah, ok, now I get it. You are at HHI 650k with 250k debt. I see the conundrum. Hire someone to do the driving and waiting for the after-school activities. Target a college kid who needs extra cash and is responsible. I responded with the similar income and FT nanny comment, but our situations are not the same. We began with no debt and generous sign on bonuses from our jobs and gifts from family. These make a huge difference! So apologies for the pre-judgement. If I were you I'd pay a responsible hourly driver and pay down that debt ASAP as it will be a dark cloud that looms over an early retirement.[/quote]
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