Anonymous wrote:I’m feeling pretty financially challenged by these posts (like I need your guys’ financial planner!). How does one live in the area, make 200k a year, and can still afford a nanny?
I know that it’s possible, but feel like we wouldn’t have been able to do it if that was all we were bringing in. We felt the financial hit of a nanny with an HHI of 405k (of course not that we were cash strapped, but still a noticeable hit to finances).
Why shouldn't the cost of decent childcare make a "noticeable" dent to your finances? Did you think the nanny doesn't deserve to make a decent living? Why should you be entitled to cheap childcare?
I think lots of couples believe they're entitled to "affordable" (cheap) childcare, as if it should be a basic right.