Alright, time to get to the good parts about becoming a
stay-at-home mommy or daddy:
Childcare
is Monstrously Expensive
Our childcare cost over $1,800 a month. For some folks, going
to work and paying for child care is nearly a break even proposition.
Essentially you work for the privilege to send your kids to childcare so you
can work. When you do the numbers you need to consider whether the salary you
draw makes it financially worthwhile. And I don't mean if your job pays $5 more
a month than child care costs you should go to work. You shouldn't put kids in
childcare unless the money you're going to make if significantly greater.
Otherwise, why bother?
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