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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We make $3M+ and it still feels like an insane amount going out the door 
[/quote]You make $3mm/yr and can't deal with two kids in private? or do you mean 3mm NW?[/quote]

Yea, that math makes no sense or this person has some sort of costly vice.  We make around a third of that annually, and our one child has comfortably been in costly private since they were 4, and we will be OK in retirement.  It is annoying to think that we will spent have spent over half a million through high school, but it is a choice that works for our family.  It's all personal though and YMMV.[/quote]

I am the PP. When did I say we couldn't afford it? I just said it's a silly amount of money out the door each month for something where I have yet to see a major difference in early elementary. Obviously we can afford it. [/quote]

Are you Mr $3 million a year?  If so, you said that your children attend public for elementary. So how are you going about your comparison of a highest quality private elementary school compared to DCPS? 20 minute open house tours?[/quote]

I said one of my kids attends private (a Big 5) and one attends public. Thus far for elementary, I haven't seen that big a difference. But people who send their kids to private love to twist themselves into knots to justify the costs. [/quote]

Thanks for clarifying. Big “5” isn’t a thing though. If your kids attend Potomac or Maret, you may not be seeing the full picture to perform an honest differential analysis of DCPS vs the very best independents.  Our DCs attended a 2nd tier DC independent and then Sidwell for full disclosure. [/quote]

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