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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First of all, [b]daycare is an expense to be split between the husband's and the wife's salaries[/b]. It skews the cost of working if you attribute it to only one of the parents.

And the obvious answer is, if you can make big bucks, this analysis is easy.  I personally wanted a career, and now that my children are either in college out of town or grown, it was a no brainer for me to have a career.

Daycare - $3300 (though part of that is preschool I would have likely had to pay for, at least a few days a week)  - only 50% attributable to one parent
Commute - Gas, wear and tear (?) - $100 - same if you are SAH and running kids around to activities, etc.
Parking - $120 - at my office, parking is free
Cleaning Services - $400  - I had a housecleaner before I got married and had kids, so I would pay this even if I were SAH
Clothing - $200 (suits, dress shoes etc) - way low for me. I spend between $2,000 and $3,000 a year on professional attire.
Dry Cleaning - $100
Lunches - $80 - do you mean $80 more than SAHMs spend on lunches?
Coffees/Breakfast on the Run - $30 - in my case, I eat at home, so zero
Takeout - $200  Don't SAHMs get takeout too?[/quote]

Absolutely +1 to the above. This makes it seem like the woman is the only one who could conceivably be staying home or making that choice. There was a great NYT that pointed that out.

I say this as someone spending $5000/month on childcare (2 kids under 5). It's a joint expense like our mortgage etc.[/quote]

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