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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With one kid, which is our only comparison point, we spent almost $40k for an au pair last year. This is a lot more than daycare and also more than a typical nanny share. It is a lot less than a nanny, and the care is more flexible (although the only flexibility we needed was working federal holidays, because we do). We can afford $40k, but no, it's not cheap child care, and yes, the increase to our car insurance was over $1k. What some of the privileged (and nasty) on this forum are saying is that government workers, teachers, non-litigators, and small business owners are "not good enough" to host the au pairs that make them feel like to the manor borne with the requisite German governess. [/quote]

How did you manage to spend 40k on an au pair in one year? Are you including your mortgage in that? That is above everyone else, where even the generous families end up around 26-27k after gym, travel, insurance, etc. what are you burning the extra 13k/year on?[/quote]

I was wondering the same thing! But it definitely does counter the argument that they are using an AP for cheap child care. [/quote]

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