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My H and I did this when the kids were young.

Daycare at the time was about $1500/month (to compare we reduced it by $300/month for cost of classes/arts/crafts/gym membership/etc) - $1200/month = $14,000
Car - I would have driven my car anyway we are not just going to stay in the house
Clothes - I would not have different clothes because I was a computer programmer
Cleaning service - I would not have given this up even if I was working at home but for the sake of argument $250/month = $3000
I don't dryclean
Parking is free
Lunch - I'm sure I would do lunch with friends so this is a wash
I eat hard boiled eggs for breakfast or cereal, never get it on the run, I don't drink coffee
takeout - what magically happens when you are home that you never eat take out. I cook 4x a week, leftovers on day 5, get take out F and Sat (or we are invited to a cookout) aren't you more likely to eat out with the kids than if you are stuck in meetings or at a desk.

So at most $17,000/year to work[/quote]

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