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SweetTooth
I'm a tired mommy!
Member since 12/05 20105 total posts
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Lauren
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Re: Sad, the thought of two in daycare seems impossible
Yeah... I am having this issue right now. Any money I would make from working would pretty much go straight to child care. I would be working to pay day care/baby sitter. We are thinking of selling our house and moving. The latest raise of fares with the LIRR was the straw the broke the camel's back. Its really depressing.
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mrsej
The cutest!
Member since 1/07 2495 total posts
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Mommy
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Re: Sad, the thought of two in daycare seems impossible
We are thinkng about trying for #2 - DS is 13 months now. Daycare is $300/week. It is painful to think about paying $2400/month on daycare. What other choice do we have? when i speak to my friends/family that don't pay for daycare b/c they have family watching and they start complaining about finances, I tell them that they should be rolling around in the money - by the time my DS goes to kindergarten I will have paid about $60,000 on daycare - just for him.
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| Posted 3/27/09 10:22 AM |
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ChrisDee
My Girls
Member since 11/06 9543 total posts
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Christine
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Re: Sad, the thought of two in daycare seems impossible
I just have to say after reading this, that I feel so... Lucky to be a WAHM.
A big to all of you that have to pay out that kind of $, it doesn't seem fair.
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| Posted 3/27/09 11:24 AM |
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MrsDrMatt
Live and RUN like a Ninja!
Member since 5/06 3104 total posts
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MrsDrMatt
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Re: Sad, the thought of two in daycare seems impossible
as of july I will have 3, yes 3 in daycare. I do not want to stop working because I will be maintaining my earning potential.
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| Posted 3/27/09 11:50 AM |
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DRMom
Two in Blue
Member since 5/05 20223 total posts
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Melissa
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Re: Sad, the thought of two in daycare seems impossible
I am SO lucky. I have a great nanny/babysitter who charges me $8 an hour. She is great with my kids and they seem to love her. She is an early ed major who had to drop out of school because she got cervical cancer but is better now! She has been with me about 1.5 months but so far so good
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| Posted 3/27/09 11:58 AM |
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curliegirl
He's here!!!!
Member since 3/06 10128 total posts
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Gina
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Re: Sad, the thought of two in daycare seems impossible
Posted by SweetCaroline
I know - I'm not looking forward to this when the time comes. I may explore a nanny but quite honestly, I still prefer a daycare facility for the interaction and checks & balances of a center system. But, the way I look at it - 2 in daycare is a temporary thing - it'll suck for a while, but evenutally someone's going to elementary school, right? 
My thoughts exactly Jessee!!
We are terrified, but at the same time, the overlap will be only for a couple years, if and when we entertain having another!
And honestly, it's so true that Nature takes from you what you don't take from Nature! If you told me before DS was born that I had to SAVE $300/week with no pay increase, I would have told you you were nuts....but somehow I found it to spend on daycare!!!!
You just manage to find a way, the same as raising children....you think you could never do it, but you do!
Message edited 3/27/2009 12:03:36 PM.
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| Posted 3/27/09 12:00 PM |
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lovemy2boys
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Re: Sad, the thought of two in daycare seems impossible
in my situation if I paid that much for daycare I would only ahve 250 left over for the month, not worth it for me, I would need to stay home. 
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| Posted 3/27/09 12:02 PM |
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eroxgirl
My Loves
Member since 5/05 15697 total posts
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Rebecca
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Re: Sad, the thought of two in daycare seems impossible
This is exactly why I'm not TTC now. We barely make ends meet now... with a second DC there's no way, and we have to both work because we can't swing it all on one salary.
We're waiting for DD to turn 2 so her day care fees will drop..
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| Posted 3/27/09 12:18 PM |
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mommy2bella
Where does time go?
Member since 12/05 9747 total posts
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Kelly
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Re: Sad, the thought of two in daycare seems impossible
This is why we have waited so long to TTC. We are looking at having another child, if we do, after Bella is in Kindergarten (it's full day in my town)
at this point, they will only overlap for a few months, even if I got PG in the next few months.
Also, this time around, my sister is more available. I may ask her to watch my child for a few days a week....
I am on the fence about all of this and I must say that $$$ and costs put us in this position.
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| Posted 3/27/09 12:44 PM |
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Newly1
I love my baby boy!
Member since 6/08 2804 total posts
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H
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Re: Sad, the thought of two in daycare seems impossible
sorry to crash...i am newly preggo, and i don't even know how DH and I will afford 1 in daycare, along with a mortgage, bills, and my student loan payments...we definately need to wait till our first child is out of daycare before we can even think about having another!
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| Posted 3/27/09 1:17 PM |
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MrsBumbleb
it's me
Member since 5/05 11234 total posts
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Christine
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Re: Sad, the thought of two in daycare seems impossible
you just make it work, however you need to to make the most of your situation. We will be having 3 in daycare soon and it is a HUGE expense but like others have said, it's one that will not last forever and having us both work works for us now.
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| Posted 3/27/09 2:40 PM |
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vegalady
Love my family
Member since 6/06 4546 total posts
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SNV
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Re: Sad, the thought of two in daycare seems impossible
im fighting with the same issue once i pay daycare every month i a left with 900 bucks to spend for the month on food, travel, clothing, things for the kiddies. I hate paying for daycare.
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| Posted 3/27/09 4:42 PM |
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kelsept
LIF Adolescent
Member since 12/07 833 total posts
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Kelley
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Re: Sad, the thought of two in daycare seems impossible
Have you considered an au pair, they are not as expensive but are live in..you provide room and meals but hey, my friends is charging 250 a week and that is for up to 3 kids!
Keep that option in mind too...
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| Posted 3/27/09 5:32 PM |
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twinkletoes807
Mommy's Girls! ♥
Member since 11/07 10116 total posts
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Gabi
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Re: Sad, the thought of two in daycare seems impossible
The cost of one in daycare would be too much for us which is why DH and I work opposite schedules so we don't need childcare. It sucks that I don't get to have dinner with my DH except on weekends, nor do I really see him during the week except when I climb into bed at 1:30am. 
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| Posted 3/27/09 7:19 PM |
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karjules
Love my Jules :)
Member since 1/07 2056 total posts
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Karen
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Re: Sad, the thought of two in daycare seems impossible
Posted by LadyH
Hi -
I look at it a different way...
I figure the 'cost' of me staying home will end up being greater in the long run. In my industry, I would probably end up having to take a pay cut if I stayed home for a few years and tried to re enter the work force.
Plus - even if daycare for 2 at a time costs a % of my income, I'm earning something.
I also see daycare as a finite expense - it ends in a few years.
I'm pretty much "glass 1/2 full" when I think about daycare. I don't mind the expense. I'm just really mad I missed enrollment for my flex account.
I've had a bad case of baby fever for months - I'll worry about daycare later.
(BTW - I can't believe how big your little girl is in the picture! - it goes fast!!)
Thanks Virginia
Baby fever, huh...you have something to tell 
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| Posted 3/27/09 7:26 PM |
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ckone
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Re: Sad, the thought of two in daycare seems impossible
Because we decided to have #2 I had to resign. I didn't make but $200 more a month than it would cost to have them both in daycare. It was a really hard decision and times are getting tough but we really wanted a family and we make it work somehow - someway.
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