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I'm getting at the fact that you pay more for an at-home nanny than many families- who also have kids, make in a year. You are in a ridiculously privileged sta

I'm getting at the fact that you pay more for an at-home nanny than many families- who also have kids, make in a year. You are in a ridiculously privileged state to be able to simply afford that and you act as though it's impossible to get by without it. Regular daycare costs multiples less than an at-home nanny, just as public school is far cheaper than private+tutors. So again my point is that these are not necessary expenses but chosen. And that I know right now people doing skilled and licensed labor-intensive jobs for less than 30/hr.

anotherhue 3y ago
> Regular daycare costs multiples less than an at-home nanny Unless, as I said, you have a multiples pregnancy. I don't know where you're getting your figures but two infants is going to be $3k at least, and that's assuming you can transport them to the daycare facility and assuming that the hours line up with your work. 2x that for the city. I really hope I'm wrong but two adults with full time in-office jobs don't have much choice here. https://winnie.com/resources/guide-to-child-care-costs-in-new-york https://winnie.com/resources/guide-to-child-care-costs-in-ne... https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNYC/comments/dbki6j/childcare_costs_in_nyc/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNYC/comments/dbki6j/childcare_co... [note several years old]