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I knew it but it still stung...
the price of daycare. DH & I went to tour Goddard this afternoon. I had a number in my head that I thought it was going to be around and that's exactly what it was. It still stung though. Time to talk to DH about either being SAH or working part time at night.
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Re: I knew it but it still stung...
Can I ask how much?
I figured that daycare, for an infant, is at least 10K a year...
It was 1200/mo flat rate so 14K a year. There is somewhere on the Carlisle Pike that is 205/wk which would be a little bit cheaper. We haven't visited there yet. Either way, it just doesn't make sense to me to work FT at those rates...especially since DHs boss wants him to start traveling more. I thought it would start dwindling down a little since he won't have to go to FL as much but he wants him out visiting clients. I can't handle a NB and 3 dogs and work full time for a week every month. Not happening. blah.
DH's major hangup is that it'll be bad for my career. Any advice on how to reason with him?? Well, I don't really have a career. I was supposed to be moving into a marketing assistant role but my main job has become the coordinator of this huge project that we're doing at work that has no end in sight so I'm not going to be moving up the marketing ladder anytime soon - and I'm really it at my company along with my boss. We have marketing people out at our sites but on the corporate level, we're it. So she'd have to just promote me into a higher position with her. There's really not anywhere else to go. I know my company would hire me back in a heartbeat either my boss or the one other dept there I would work in. There are always admin positions which is what I'm doing now.
Well, first, I'm sure you know that Goddard is among the most expensive. And frankly, for the first year or two, I can't see that you get much difference in what you pay for. KinderCare is also very expensive but there are some very good centers that are much less than that. What areas are you considering for daycare? Many of us have researched places and could give you some other suggestions.
I reduced my full-time job to part-time, three days a week. I farmed out some of the work to admin people and I just really work harder in the office and also put in some time at home. Basically I'm it, so the work just has to get done. But this is really the worst way to do it financially because I am still spending $40 a day for the days that I work. So I increased my expenses by having day care but I reduced my income at the same time. But it is the perfect balance for me. I can find a full-time job when I'm ready but I also get that time with my kiddo. Is this something that you could do? You really have to prove yourself to make it work, but it's possible. Also, part-time daycare is a challenge to find, so if it's something you'd consider, you should really check that out ASAP.
We live in Enola - close to the 81 exit of Wertzville. I work in Mechanicsburg near the Wesley Drive/Rossmoyne Exit. I really don't want to go too far out of the way from that. DH will eventually have an office (probably downtown) but when he's traveling, I'd prefer not to drive 20 minutes out of the way each way.....unless it is a good center and really saves money.
The other center I haven't looked at yet is $205/week so it'd be around 900 a month.
It is depressing. I knew the prices because I had checked around when I was pregnant with Raymond. The ones I found ran from $170 to $225 a week. Have you checked into a church run center? They seemed to be slightly cheaper. I decided to go with someone who runs one out of her house. I found a great lady who is a mile from our house and she is reasonably priced. I really feel like Olivia will be well taken care of.
It's such a difficult decision. You probably read about my situation with my job and leave and I considered being a sahm but financially it is impossible for us. When I crunched numbers I figured that maybe if we had a second I would be able to stay home then and for now that's my goal. I hope you can get it all figured out. Know that you are not alone and that most of us have struggled with this.