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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry one more thing — depending on where you want to be in the DMV, you can also scale up/down the costs. For ex - we have a nanny but we live in an apartment and don’t have a car. Our housing costs are higher because we are in the city but we are metro accesible so don’t have to worry about car, parking, gas. So depending on your lifestyle/where you want to be you can make some choices like that to reduce expenses [/quote]

NP, this is a good point. Everyone is prioritizing somehow. We are not in DC, but a walkable part of Arlington. We chose a smaller home a couple blocks from the metro, which means we only need 1 car (paid off). We used to have 2 cars so we can really appreciate the savings (car payment, gas, insurance, maintenance, and property taxes really add up). Also a smaller home = lower utilities and upkeep. It’s cheaper to outsource cleaning of 2k sq ft than 6k sq ft. And after living in another state where we had a huge yard, we knew we didn’t want to continue dumping time and money into that again.

As for meals, they are basic. Last night we did quesadillas on the quesadilla maker with a bit of variation based on who wanted chicken, beans veggies. We order pizza at least once every 7-10 days. Sometimes we feed the kids early and do adult take out once they go to bed. Other times we’re packing subs for the pool after camp/work.

We also keep a rotation of sitters to help with the pain points during busy weeks.

No family help, in fact DH has a local parent that we help care for. Don’t recommend adding eldercare into the mix if you can avoid it.[/quote]

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