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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So many factors:
1 Keep commute short. Yes, that may mean living in the city.
2 Nursery school, day care, pediatrician in walking distance.
3 Establish a strong career and network before kids
4 Have more childcare than the minimum you need. Do not count childcare solely against your earnings in a two parent home. Also it is an investment in having your career later, not just this year.
6 Have work you like, you won’t want to leave your kids for less.

I used full-time and part-time in-home care but today I would choose day care. I worked part-time til only child was 3. I went out on my own when she was 8 and had maximal flexibility. I made more money than I would have made working for anyone and she got to go to private college and grad school loan-free.[b] Also my husband got to have a financial partner and cushion rather than financial stress and pressure.[/b] [/quote]

This has been important for us. The financial health of the family resting on one person’s shoulders is too much, IMO.[/quote]

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