Anonymous
Post 03/09/2023 08:50     Subject: How much does your kid cost you each year?

$13k for private school (outside of the DMV, sorry)
Probably $5k for everything else
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2023 10:56     Subject: Re:How much does your kid cost you each year?

Anonymous wrote:For an elementary aged kid, 4k for aftercare, 2k for summer camps, 3k for lessons/ activities, 1k for flights when we travel, $500 for clothes, $500 for throwing a birthday party, probably $500 for gifts, $500 for other random outings or activities, plus food.

So at least 12k per year.

This sounds about right. Although for lessons and activities we are spending more like 10k for private music lessons, math tutoring and rec sports. It all adds up.