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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You have to remember all the additional costs of staying at home. Are you not going to send your child to preschool at all? Classes? Activities?

There's also increased utility costs, gas, lack of retirement contribution, the salary hit you'll take if/when you do decide to go back, etc...[/quote]

I always wonder why nobody mentions this. We have one child in daycare. If I stayed home, I would drive us places (gas); pay for parking at places like the mall; take the metro to the zoo, free museums, etc.; feed him 5 breakfasts, lunches, and snacks per week that he currently gets at daycare; enroll us in some daytime classes so I can meet other moms; purchase additional craft supplies and/or toys to keep us busy during the day; occassionally meet friends for lunch; and take him out to eat when we're out and about, e.g., enjoying the free museums, zoo, etc. I would probably also join the gym so I could work out during the day.

I'm sure I'm missing things. I can't imagine SAH moms are on total lockdown, which is what "how much will I save by not working?" threads assume. [/quote]

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