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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Summer is a bear every year for us. Camp + summer vacation with the family. I budget for it all year.[/quote]

Us too.  My kids are way more expensive now than they were when they were in daycare.  DH and I are always talking about how much money we had back then.[/quote]

Seriously? I can't fathom this. Private preschool plus a nanny is $4,700 a month. How in the hell are you worse off later? Did you just have cheap daycare or are you in private?[/quote]

You've chosen the most expensive possible combination for childcare.  Which is fine, but th

I chose a moderately expensive option for childcare (a private center with a good reputation and a relatively high tuition, still much lower than a nanny or a private school with before and aftercare, but more than a cheaper center, a home daycare, or a public PreK with before and aftercare).  I chose moderately expensive options when my kid went to school (public school, with a college student afterschool, some activities but less expensive ones like rec soccer, a mix of moderate and high priced summer camps in the summer).  I never did the math, but I'd say that my costs went down a little, but not a lot.  Of course, however, if I'd gone from the most expensive preschool option, to the least expensive options later (e.g. public school, with Boys and Girls Club before/after and DC Parks and Rec programs all summer) [/quote]

No sidewell here. It's only private Pre k because we didn't get into the lottery. Our plan is both kids in public, so I was just assuming a big drop in overall expenses. Even $2,000 a month for a PT nanny sounds great.

Installing solar now to help with future electrical :) [/quote]

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