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[quote=Anonymous]Diapers do not cost $600/mo. We used Target brand and once the kid is eating solid food, you use 6-8 diapers a day. Daycare at a center like Bright Horizons or Kindercare is $1500-2200 per month. In home daycare is $250-400/week. Once kids turn 2, the child to adult ratio changes and the price drops. It may drop again slightly for a pre-k year. Before/After care for elementary is $300-600/mo. Summer camp is roughly 400/week. Sports and activities don’t really start until age 5, except swim lessons. Almost all kid gear you can get used - stroller, toys, clothes. I give away kids stuff all the time because I want it out of my house. You definitely need a plan to afford your mortgage + preschool/ elementary costs. You have 2 years to save up for the very expensive early years where you have maternity leave, buying lots of gear and clothes, highest child care costs. [/quote]
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