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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]$30 is crazy.

That means for a MB to pay a nanny, she has to have a job that pays $70k/year just to be able to afford the nanny, never mind keep anything as earnings. And, you have someone else caring for your child and in your house messing up everything you set up. That's just not worth it. An MB has to be able to work, earn some money to pay for the house, and make it worth it for someone else to be caring for the child.

Asking for $30 means anyone with a job less than $150k will find it not worth-while to hire a nanny.

Quoting $30 is really doing yourselves harm, nannies, and make less jobs for yourselves. Most people do not earn that, particularly moms of young kids (people in their 30's) who have only advanced in their careers so much. You just told all the office workers, data entry, teachers, and all the professions that pay less than $150k salary that they can't afford a nanny. They are now looking at center options or home-based care now that only cost $20k per year. Then, all the people who are in jobs that pay $50k and up can afford it.[/quote]

Actually, since childcare is all paid after taxes + you need to pay social security tax, I think your numbers are very low.  $70k/yr is what she would need to pay the nanny (assuming she only needs a nanny 40 hours/wk).  In order to pay her nanny $70k, she may need to make something like $110-140k/yr.  Then to have some money to spend it would be more like $170-200k/yr.  At least.  So this precludes not only the nurses and office workers, but most associate attorneys and primary care physicians and pediatricians.  
I am sure there are people who can afford this in their early 30s, but they are few and far between.  [/quote]

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