Reply to Please settle money dispute. Sahm that made some extra cash.

Forum Index » Relationship Discussion (non-explicit)

Reply to "Please settle money dispute. Sahm that made some extra cash. "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
Whoever is doing the childcare IS working.

[/quote]

It's not the same, and it's not as valuable as earning money when finances are tight. Child care is menial labor that is easily outsourced. And it's not "working" when it's your own children -- it's fulfilling your responsibilities. "Work" is generally understood to mean income-producing labor.[/quote]

[b]Um, what?[/b]  Infant care at a center in the outer burbs costs at least $350 a week.  So, send the baby to a center, and [b]they get $350 a week[/b].  Leave the baby home with mom, she gets zero.

Let's say her tax rate is 15 percent.  She could go to work for $10/hr working 40 hours a week and earn $400, just enough to pay for daycare.  Net benefit = zero.  But maybe she can get a job that pays $15 an hour.  Now she's making $510 a week after taxes.  Net benefit = $110.  Is it worth it?  Really?

Or, she could get a part-time evening job and husband can stay home in the evenings.  I'm not sure what kind of part-time gig he's got, but maybe switching things up like that every year or so would be a good idea, at least so that the baby gets to spend more time with dad.[/quote]

Are you serious?  You do realize that "they" do not EACH get $350 a week, and even if they did, this is a very, very low amount.  Childminders at centers, and preschool teachers, make VERY little money.  Could YOU live on $350 a week?  You've just reinforced PP's point about childcare being menial labor.[/quote]

If I were uneducated like OP and in her position,  I would go with my child and work at one of those centers. I know a few moms who have done that, and it worked out well for them.[/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