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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You must make a very large income to only spend 40%.[/quote]

Not really, I earn 100k. DH a little bit more. We figured it was going to cost around $20/hr for one child for a nanny but we haven’t seriously started looking. [/quote]

You know that childcare isn’t tax deductible, right?  And there may also be some additional costs you didn’t think of with social security, etc.  
I think this may be more like 60-70% of your take home pay.  [/quote]

Which still may be worth it to OP if it allows her to keep her job and stay on her career trajectory.

I left my job and Ican get another, but I am never, ever getting my career back (tenure track faculty). I didn’t have a choice but it sounds like OP does, so let’s focus on that.

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This is 100% true. I had my first child 13 years ago while making 60k/yr. I'm 41 now and last year I made  298k in 2018. I (myself, not DH ) have 875k in my 401k. I'm at the same company and work less than many people under me, I work a 40hr a week schedule, 2 days a week from home and take 6 weeks vacation per year.

Do so glad I took the long view never bowed out. Because of it my kids have so much opportunity.[/quote]

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