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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry for your struggles.

Just a quick reality check. Having an au pair will cost you roughly 25k a year (agency fees, weekly stipend, transportation, food, small perks, etc). It will be a few months before one arrives, unless you get an in-country au pair. So the time horizon may or may not work for your family.

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It actually ends up costing quite a bit more than that [/quote]

We’re in the process of hiring an au pair. I was told $9k up front and $200/week. [/quote]

What about food, extra utilities, taking her out to eat/carry out when you get it, activities, car insurance if she drives your car, etc?[/quote]

+1. You won’t know the true cost until you add it up after she leaves. I’m addition to the $9k upfront plus $200/month, I spent around $5k in extra grocery bills (she at A LOT), $1k on her meals when we’d do family take out, $2k on vacations (you pay her airfare, hotel room, and all meals), $1k on gifts for her (birthday, Xmas, threw her a bday party, etc); $1k on car insurance (she caused an accident while on the clock so we paid the $500 deductible and our rate went way up). Etc etc etc. And I’d say our experience was pretty standard![/quote]

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