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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our kids are 6 and 9 and here is our breakdown:

Piano @ $200/month = $4800/year
Soccer @ $400 per season x 2 seasons each = $1600/year
Childcare @ $1200/month = $14,400/year
Summer camps average $400/week x 2 for about 10 weeks = $8000/year

Total: $28,800

Next summer our oldest is doing sleepaway camp for the first time which will add about $2200 on top of the regular summer camp fees. Plus there is another activity we do as a drop-in roughly once every week or two which probably adds another $2k per year.[/quote]

If you’re spending $1200/month on childcare then you’re basically still in the childcare years. Most of us aren’t dropping that much once they start K. Many of us don’t need any childcare except summer and other school breaks.[/quote]

I'm the PP. You don't need childcare for after school for your kindergartener? [/quote]
A lot of people work from home, PP[/quote]

Right, and I assume their employers expect them to actually be working, not dipping out to pick up kids and then working as they can while caring for the kids after school. Sure, older kids can be self-sufficient but not a kindergartener. [/quote]

NP.  I pay for aftercare for my kindergartener.  It costs $365/month.  And plenty of people who work from home are able to shift their schedule such that one parent is done with their work day by the time the bus drops their kids off anyway.[/quote]

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