We ended up finding an in home daycare for ours and it was less than half the price of the daycare we planned on originally using. We got recommended from a friend so we kinda lucked into it, but they're out there if you can find them.
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My good friends wife runs one out of her house. Has 5 kids plus their 5 year old daughter. She makes a killing, all cash. Takes them to the zoo, roller blading, they live on a 1/2 acre and have a play set, trampoline and stuff. Kids love going there. Get snack packs and all kinds of stuff from Sam’s club to feed them. She has a goooood thing going.
My wife will be going the SAHM route. I gave her the choice, and for now that’s what she wants. We’re going to be homeschooling as well until middle school-ish. At that point we will let the kid/s decide what they want to do.
Pissing in the wind at this point to think any of those plans are rock solid but that’s the thinking at least.
My MIL did that for probably 20yrs, all cash and she also made an absolute fucking killing. Just fed them and they played in her front or back yard.
It was basically word of mouth thru the neighborhood in the 90's and 2000's before everyone made a big fucking deal about being licensed. It was actually pretty common for stay at home moms in the city to do that back as far as the 80's from what I recall.
Oh for sure, my grandma used to watch some of the neighbors kids. They owned a grocery store on the north side.
She went and got the licensing/certification, CPR and whatnot. It wasn’t that big of a deal. IDK if they have any insurance riders or anything like that but the parents have to sign a contract/liability waiver I know. Two of the kids she watches are actually a no longer active member on here’s kids.
Playing it by ear. Ask the wife one day and she wants four, ask her another and she’s like yah fuck this
Oh just wait til she actually has the 1st, she'll say never againPlaying it by ear. Ask the wife one day and she wants four, ask her another and she’s like yah fuck this
That's the way it goes, day to day.Playing it by ear. Ask the wife one day and she wants four, ask her another and she’s like yah fuck this
At least you realize it’s pissing in the wind . No child of mine was going to watch TV until they were much older. Here I sit watching a moon fall asleep on the screen to peaceful piano music.
. No child of mine was going to watch TV until they were much older. Here I sit watching a moon fall asleep on the screen to peaceful piano music.
At least you realize it’s pissing in the wind
Oh yah i completely agree. Hell the kid isn’t born yet and I trance’d out watching those dancing vegetables on the black screen a few nights ago
He’s fat as fuck
Full-time nanny here.
Brutal as far as cost, but amazing because she’s the most reliable person I know - literally parks up the street before work everyday and arrives at the same time everyday — and she’s part of the family. Going on 3+ years now.
Brutal as far as cost, but amazing because she’s the most reliable person I know - literally parks up the street before work everyday and arrives at the same time everyday — and she’s part of the family. Going on 3+ years now.
We looked into this and it's a lot. You basically have to become their employer and give them a w2 with benefits and cover half of employment taxes, etc. Doesn't make sense with just one kid, probably not even 2 IMO.Full-time nanny here.
Brutal as far as cost, but amazing because she’s the most reliable person I know - literally parks up the street before work everyday and arrives at the same time everyday — and she’s part of the family. Going on 3+ years now.
And, instead of it getting cheaper like daycare as they get older, it gets more expensive because of raises!
This is exactly what we looked at after Owen, and our eventual kids. She goes back to work and makes 30-50k after taxes to pay 20-30k/yr in child care... or have her stay at home. This completely excludes ballers like Conrad where they make 500k net combined and her going back to work is a no brainer. 
Not knocking you guys that do so, you just don't need dual income when you don't need dual income.
Not knocking you guys that do so, you just don't need dual income when you don't need dual income.
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