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How the hell are people affording daycare
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:43 pm
We’ve been shopping around for daycares in the north Austin area and everything is $400+/week. That’s another mortgage. Being a parent is expensive 
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Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:44 pm to yaboidarrell
Quality Learing Centers are good
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:44 pm to yaboidarrell
Open your own!
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:45 pm to yaboidarrell
How many kids?
About 8 years ago, I was paying $1600 a month for 3 of them in Baton Rouge.
Once the last one was out of daycare, I went and bought a new vehicle.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:45 pm to Shexter
It's quite affordable in Minnesota these days
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:48 pm to yaboidarrell
biting the bullet for 3+ years that’s how.
it sucks, but wifey’s salary is where it more than offsets the costs of daycare for 2. But we’ll be getting a raise this August and another raise next August!
it sucks, but wifey’s salary is where it more than offsets the costs of daycare for 2. But we’ll be getting a raise this August and another raise next August!
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:50 pm to yaboidarrell
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We’ve been shopping around for daycares in the north Austin area and everything is $400+/week. That’s another mortgage. Being a parent is expensive
I feel ya, baw. I was paying about $1k a month 10 years ago and I thought that was insane. I got the kids into Montessori once they were 18 months old and it was more like $800 per month per kid.
And you are not getting a mortgage in Austin for $1600 per month today...
This post was edited on 1/7/26 at 2:51 pm
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:50 pm to Klark Kent
we pay $260/week for two kids under 5 to get babysat by a family friend of ours who is about to finish up her early child development degree at USM
But my wife was also stay at home for 2 years with the first one and 1 year with the second one. She got fed up with that real quick and was ready to join the workforce
Cool thing is they are going to Catholic school next year and it costs about the same per month
But my wife was also stay at home for 2 years with the first one and 1 year with the second one. She got fed up with that real quick and was ready to join the workforce
Cool thing is they are going to Catholic school next year and it costs about the same per month
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:51 pm to yaboidarrell
1/2 of them are probably receiving government paid daycare.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:52 pm to yaboidarrell
Yes, this is criminal, and then when the government steps into help you get the Learing Centers.
Would be alot easier if they stopped taking 40% of my income and wages caught up to inflation or inflation was under control, then maybe wife wouldnt have to work and could stay home. ( sorry not OT baller)
I am very grateful that we have family to help us.
Otherwise we would be limited to 1 child... like china but with out making it an "official policy"
Would be alot easier if they stopped taking 40% of my income and wages caught up to inflation or inflation was under control, then maybe wife wouldnt have to work and could stay home. ( sorry not OT baller)
I am very grateful that we have family to help us.
Otherwise we would be limited to 1 child... like china but with out making it an "official policy"
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:53 pm to yaboidarrell
All the best ones are in Somalia, er..... Minneapolis.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:53 pm to yaboidarrell
quote:And leaders are perplexed at declining birth rates
We’ve been shopping around for daycares in the north Austin area and everything is $400+/week. That’s another mortgage. Being a parent is expensive
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:54 pm to yaboidarrell
I own one with my Somali baw neighbor and with the income we generate from that, we're able to live quite well.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:55 pm to yaboidarrell
Paying $1300 for 2 in LC.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:55 pm to rob0710
correct. easy to spot those daycare tho.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:55 pm to yaboidarrell
Kids are expensive. Big reason why I don’t have kids
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:58 pm to yaboidarrell
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We’ve been shopping around for daycares in the north Austin area and everything is $400+/week. That’s another mortgage. Being a parent is expensive
If you’ve got 2 kids in daycare it’s probably cheaper for your wife to stay home.
Day care is expensive as hell and they know people will pay it. Yay destruction of traditional familial roles.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:58 pm to yaboidarrell
I’ll say the obvious part out loud. Women should stay home and raise children.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 3:01 pm to GeauxTigers123
quote:We unfortunately don't live in that type of economy anymore where a majority of Americans can support a family on one salary
I’ll say the obvious part out loud. Women should stay home and raise children.
ETA: I want to be clear that I agree with you. It's just not feasible for most.
This post was edited on 1/7/26 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 1/7/26 at 3:02 pm to yaboidarrell
Licensed in-home daycare
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