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julz33
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Monthly Expenses
Just curious, how much does everyone spend on your child each month? Please include your childs age and breakdown the expenses - and include everything (food, daycare, diapers, clothes, etc). Just trying to get an idea for the future!
Landon - 4 months
In September I spent approx:
$100 - formula
$40 diapers/wipes
$50 - misc stuff at BRU - toys, bottle nipples, bottle brushes, spoons, etc
$6 - cereal
$25 - dr. copay
$10 - prof. photos at Target
$100 - on clothes - but he just went up a size, these clothes should last all fall and most of winter. This will not be there next month!
Message edited 10/9/2008 12:23:39 PM.
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Rycois
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Re: Monthly Expenses
Ryan - 6.5 months
Using Ang's also:
Food
EBF but $$ on BF supplies (storage bags) - $30
Jarred Food/Cereal - $100
Personal Care
Diapers - $50
Wipes - $15
Ointment - $5
Medical
Co-pay/vitamins/tylenol/teething meds - $50
Entertainment
Playdates, toys, outings - $50
Clothing
If change of season: $300
If not: $150
Misc (hats/socks) - $20
Daycare
$1200 per month
Miscellaneous
$100 for extras like gear
Overall I'd say most months it's about $1800-$1900 - but a huge portion of that is for daycare
Message edited 10/9/2008 1:38:16 PM.
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| Posted 10/9/08 12:30 PM |
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nferrandi
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Re: Monthly Expenses
I don't have daycare expenses so our monthly expenses are for gym class, going out for lunch  , diapers, wipes, food, and clothes (yes, I buy atleast a couple of things every month.) If I had to put a number to it, I would think it's all around $400-450. Every other month it's a little less because I buy diapers and wipes in Coscto and they usually last 2 months.
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Ang-Rich
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Re: Monthly Expenses
OH this is so much more fun than the project at work...good post!
Lucas - 16 months
Food
Milk - $24
Juice - $10
Grocery - $50 (special purchases for him - otherwise he eats what we eat or what is served at daycare)
Personal Care
Diapers - $60
Wipes - $15
Ointment - $20
Bath - $10
Medical
Deductible - $40
Entertainment
Playdates, toys, outings - $60
Clothing
If change of season: $200
If not: $100
Shoes - $40
Misc (hats/socks) - $20
Daycare
$1450 per month
$60 for parking (for train over by center - that's on his tally  )
Miscellaneous
$50 for good measure - like the balloon at the grocery store that he whines for and I am sucker and buy for him...those things.
Overall I'd say most months it's about $2,000 (maybe less) - but a huge portion of that is for daycare 
Editted to give credit back to Lucas' tally 
Message edited 10/9/2008 1:52:38 PM.
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Janice
Sweet Jessie Quinn
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Re: Monthly Expenses
20 months (sept)
60.00 for diapers and wipes
120.00 for his food(gluten free..lots of fruits and veggies, his snacks cost me a lot)
100.00 for pjs, pair of stride rites, pair of crocs..3 t shirts, gymobree cowboy boots
10.00 for 2 trips to Monkey Joes
25.00 for playdough, paints, books, invisible marker thing
I will only get myself sick if I go into his asthma expense for the month of Sept. It was our worse month yet.
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| Posted 10/9/08 12:50 PM |
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Rycois
Blessed with 2blue/2pink
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Re: Monthly Expenses
Posted by Ang-Rich
Personal Care
Diapers - $60
Wipes - $30
Ointment - $20
Bath - $10
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Ang - $30/month on wipes? What are you wiping  ?
I get the Pampers senstive box of 5 (or more I think) packages for $12 at Target that lasts at least a month.
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| Posted 10/9/08 12:52 PM |
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mrsej
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Re: Monthly Expenses
this is a great thread b/c I have no clue how much I spend - with the economy the way it is I should get a clue! I am now going to try and figure it out!
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| Posted 10/9/08 12:55 PM |
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jmf423
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Re: Monthly Expenses
Hmmm...do I even want to figure this out?
DS is 18 months:
Diapers,Wipes,A&D, Bath stuff etc: $50 (less some months, depending on what I need)
Food: $50-75 (his milk, snacks and he eats a TON of fruit and veggies)
Clothes: usually about $50 but had to spend more this month - spent about $200 but got 2 pairs of shoes, fall clothes and an outfit for a wedding
Medical: I have no copays but have to pay 10%. This visit it was about $12. But this month I also had a $98 bill for Quest and
Extra Stuff: Probably between $40-50 on random stuff -- like we went to Elmo Live this month, or balloons in the food store (I am a sucker too!)
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| Posted 10/9/08 12:59 PM |
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rojerono
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Jeannie
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Re: Monthly Expenses
Last month I spent:
$300 on after care services
$50 on babysitting
$100 (give or take)on some school supplies I missed in August
$80 on birthday party gifts (2 birthday parties for friends/classmates)
$25 on new knee pads and elbow pads, $100 or so in new books, games, puzzles, etc..
$200 (more or less) on supplemental wardrobe items (jackets, sneakers, socks, boxer briefs, etc.)
Total .. about $855. Which is pretty typical. The needs vary month over month - but this is fairly typical. This month will be more because of Christmas shopping. It's a lot - but I count my blessings because they are healthy and happy and I am saving money now that Noah is in Kindergarten! No more $900/month on his childcare!
ETA: Robbie is 7 and Noah is 5.
Message edited 10/9/2008 1:14:19 PM.
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| Posted 10/9/08 1:12 PM |
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Kelly9904
Mommy to 2 amazing little boys
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Re: Monthly Expenses
Christopher - 9 months
Food
Formula - $150
Liners - $10
Grocery (food, cereal, fruits/veggies) - $30 - getting to be less now that he doesnt want baby food.
Personal Care
Diapers - $50
Wipes - less than $10
Misc - $5
Medical
Deductible - $0 for well visits and we havent had a sick visit yet
Entertainment
Playdates, toys, outings - $40
(we dont buy him too much as he already has more than he can play with)
Clothing - $100
(we are lucky here in that we have SOO many hand me downs, my MIL is a shopaholic, and we just now ran out of clothing he had gotten as gifts...So I just have to supplement)
Misc - $25
So we are only at just over $400 a month on average.
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jellybean78
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Re: Monthly Expenses
DD is 10 months.
$80 Formula (similac go and Grow)
$30 Diapers
$20 Wipes
$100+ depending Clothes
$800 Babysitter
$50 or so Misc (toys, pacifiers, liners etc)
$20 month co pays (if you break it down yearly)
ETA: Forgot Jarred Food/Cereal/Yogurt
$75 give or take
Rough estimates
Message edited 10/9/2008 1:23:59 PM.
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Mommy2Boys
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Re: Monthly Expenses
Posted by SweetCaroline
Posted by Ang-Rich
Personal Care
Diapers - $60
Wipes - $30
Ointment - $20
Bath - $10
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Ang - $30/month on wipes? What are you wiping ?
I get the Pampers senstive box of 5 (or more I think) packages for $12 at Target that lasts at least a month.
I think Ang has to buy extra to keep at daycare...so basically double of everything.
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| Posted 10/9/08 1:26 PM |
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Mommy2Boys
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Re: Monthly Expenses
Last month I spent about $580 on diapers, wipes, clothes, other baby stuff, dr co-pays. This does not include food though....for food being I buy him alot of organic foods and go to Trader Joe's I would add on another $75-100. 
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krashnburn
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Re: Monthly Expenses
I'm gonna use Ang's list to base off of cause we're close to that.
DS - 18 months
Food
Milk - $26
Grocery - $50 (special purchases for him - otherwise he eats what we eat or what is served at daycare)
Personal Care
Diapers - $60
Wipes - $15
Ointment - $6
Medical
CoPays - $40 (we were there 4 times in Sept for ear infections and a rash)
Entertainment
Playdates, toys, outings - $60
Clothing
Clothes - $200 (clothes to make it through the winter)
Shoes - $50
Misc (hats/socks) - $30
Daycare
$1365 per month
Miscellaneous
$50 for good measure (if this was a snapshot at Oct, $30 of this would have gone to his 18 months/Halloween prof pics.)
Overall I'd say most months it's about $2,000 (maybe less) - but a huge portion of that is for daycare
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Ang-Rich
Beyond Compare
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Re: Monthly Expenses
Posted by SweetCaroline
Posted by Ang-Rich
Personal Care
Diapers - $60
Wipes - $30
Ointment - $20
Bath - $10
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Ang - $30/month on wipes? What are you wiping ?
I get the Pampers senstive box of 5 (or more I think) packages for $12 at Target that lasts at least a month.
Well truthfully the expense is not all Lucas' so maybe $15 - we get 2 boxes of wipes at BJs each month but 1/2 goes to our own use (I swear it takes out any stain from clothing- love baby wipes)
And like Crissy said..with daycare we double up one for daycare one for home.
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Mkr09
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Re: Monthly Expenses
Kaydyn -- 8 Months
Food
Formula - $80
Baby Food -- $60
Personal Care
Diapers - $40
Wipes - less than $10
Cream - $5
Medical
$145 -- we have child health plus so this is what we pay monthly for her insurance. There are no copays on anything.
Entertainment
Playdates, toys, outings - $40
Clothing - $40 (I don't really buy her a ton of stuff. My MIL buys her outfits every two weeks or so. I just bought winter clothes for about $150 but this should last her for the next couple of months. Usually it's just socks and onesies and stuff)
So a little over $400 with her health insurance.
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| Posted 10/9/08 2:32 PM |
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clmj2
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Member since 3/07 4407 total posts
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Re: Monthly Expenses
all my prices are Canadian so they will be off for you guys but I thought it would be fun to compare!
DD is 9 months
drop in liners - $10
food - $50
diapers - $40
butt cream - $9
wipes - $16
cereal - $30
babysitter - $500
clothes - $40 (my mom buys her a lot!)
toys - $20 (i find a lot used but like new)
no medical bills unless she needs a script filled then its $3 per script.
cant think of anything else right now!
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| Posted 10/9/08 2:41 PM |
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MST9106
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Re: Monthly Expenses
$600 - childcare
$80 - food, juice, etc. (he usually eats what we eat)
$40 - organic milk
$40 - diapers
$15 - wipes
$20 - ointment
$100 - clothes
$100 - miscellanous
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| Posted 10/9/08 2:47 PM |
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nicrae
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Re: Monthly Expenses
Chelsea is 8 Months
Formula - $100
Drop-in Liners- $7.99
Baby Food -- $100 ( for home and daycare includes Gerber jars, cereal, yo baby, cottage cheese, puffs)
Diapers - $40
Wipes - $ 12
Medical
Her well visits are $0 co-pay but if she is sick we have a $25 co-pay. Last month she was sick twice so $50
Clothing - $ 75 and that is probably a underestimate. I have a serious problem. I can't stop buying her clothes.
Daycare: $1080
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| Posted 10/9/08 3:36 PM |
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nbc188
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Re: Monthly Expenses
I have no idea  I just buy what I need when I need it.
I buy diapers & wipes when they're on sale (rarely pay full price for them), and food when on sale as well as much as I can. Milk is $ because we use Stonyfield Organic, which isn't cheap.
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| Posted 10/9/08 3:42 PM |
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metsgirlie
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Re: Monthly Expenses
I am scared to add it all up. I do however stock up on diapers when they are on sale. Also for wipes I use the Target brand which are cheap. I also just realized Trader Joes has gallon size organic milk for $5.99. Both DH and I drink a lot of milk along w/ DS now.
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| Posted 10/9/08 3:47 PM |
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DmarieK
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Re: Monthly Expenses
I'm suprised so many people know what they spend on this kind of stuff. I have no idea at all.
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| Posted 10/9/08 3:52 PM |
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Michelle
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Re: Monthly Expenses
My boys are 3
Preschool $351 a month
Babysitter - $400 a month as long as there are no school breaks
Pull ups - $12 a month - only one uses them at night
Milk - $40 a month for organic milk
Food - not really sure they eat most of the same stuff we eat but I do spend a small fortune on yogurt $50 a month.
Clothes/toys - $100 a month
Co pays - $30 a month in the winter months
Things that are not every month - Pictures we do them about 3 - 4 times a year and they cost about 75 each time.
Shoes and sneakers - 3 - 4 times a year - 100 buck for the 2 of them each time.
I can't think of anything else off hand.
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| Posted 10/9/08 3:55 PM |
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SpencersMommy
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Re: Monthly Expenses
I am so NOT adding it up... I'm afraid to know since day care alone is $1097.00
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