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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry, OP, I forgot to respond to your initial post. As mentioned, I make 72K now. I own a 2 bed condo but can tell you that we've barely used the 2nd bedroom. You're zoned for good schools which is wonderful. I paid about $1200 for infant care monthly. You can totally do it on your salary. I'd suggest saving as much as you can so that you can take a longer maternity leave and save on childcare costs initially. Having parents willing to help out would be huge. I speak from experience. You really don't need to pay anything close to 2K for infant care.

I took an overseas assignment two years ago and we've done tons of travel since. I was able to save and pay off some debt as a result. I get the sense that you're resourceful. I worked a PT gig one day a week that netted me about $400-450 extra per month for a couple years and allowed some breathing room in my budget. You could probably do something similar, if needed, with your parents nearby.

Pull the trigger and don't overthink it.[/quote]

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