Reply to Stretching to pay for private preschool

Forum Index » Money and Finances

Reply to "Stretching to pay for private preschool "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DW and I are looking into what we're going to do for our son when we transition out of a nanny share down the road.  If we stretch, we could afford to send him to a well-regarded but expensive full-day private preschool in NWDC.  Or we could send him to a great daycare with a prek curriculum for way less $$$.  To me, this is a no-brainer - we send him to daycare and save that money for other things.  My wife is a bit more emotional about it and feels guilty, as though we wouldn't be doing what is "best" for him.  So, from a financial standpoint, what is the return on investment for sending your kid to a fancy private preschool?  What are you ACTUALLY getting for that money that you would not be getting with daycare?  [/quote]

Tell your wife to stop trying to keep up with the Joneses. This mindset is endemic in NW DC and inner MoCo. It's literally an educational arms race among UMC professional parents to sooth their "guilt." It's ridiculous.[/quote]

What a soulless and superficial way to live your life and if you aren't living with these hang ups to be surrounded by these types of shallow people, just as bad. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics