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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Food alone for a teen will run about 3000-5000/year.  Summer camp is 4500 (for us).  We do public school, but spend about 800/year for rec league sports, and 1000/year for piano.  Oh, and $1200/year for religious school.  So, our annual costs are about 10K.

Actually, this year, it is much higher, as we are also paying 10K for a Bat Mitzvah party, but that will only happen once.[/quote]

I get it - there will always be costs with kids at any age.  In some ways the big expense events like braces or Bat Mitzvah parties would be harder to plan for when it isn't a part of your monthly budget.  Last year we spent almost[b] $40,000 in daycare[/b] so I feel like I will be able to handle a few extra activities.  [/quote]

:shock:   Sorry, I just can not rationalize working to only pay for someone else to watch my kids.  If you easily make over 6 figures and truly want your job, great.  But the people here posting that daycare, private, camps etc.. are all based on one person's salary and you are saving so little, if any.  That is just sad.   I don't think you are doing your kid any favor giving him all these things and so little time with you.   [/quote]

I can't rationalize how people can as short-sighted and single-minded as you.[/quote]

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