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@confiteor I wish I had more experience/knowledge about what our costs/child care needs will be once the oldest is in school. Would be nice if our school district would switch to full day kindergarten by 2025 😣

@sherlockpwns No both of those things will hold steady. We’ll basically stop contributing to our savings account which is already fully funded in case of emergency.

@katrina2017 That’s the main reason for us too- getting the baby stage over. I’m eager to have the feeling of a complete family.

@imsavedbyjesus This is good perspective honestly. I’m used to a pretty cushy life style right now with a lot of me time and time to manage the household due to a flexible job. I’d lose all of that as a sahm.

@inthesanctuary Wow what an interesting thought! I never would’ve considered splitting drop off but that makes sense. I remember when my second was younger and still breastfeeding it was difficult to match my morning schedule to my husband schedule- I’m an early bird and would like to get the...

@myopia Thank you for the kind words

@thelatebloomer I have a very flexible job as well, I rarely work 40 hours a week and can occasionally wfh. I could definitely adjust my schedule to be home to help my husband if needed for a few months. I can’t imagine jumping from 2 kids to 4 kids 😬

@jcox64 I had this thought as well, idk the going rate for a nanny but I think it would be close. My husband wfh though and doesnt have a private office and I think he still wouldn’t love removing our oldest from his routine.

@junobet We already outsource cleaning and will be able to maintain that with 3 kids in daycare. That’s the best money I spend each month, hands down. I can definitely wait and space it out a little more, I’m just eager to feel like my family is complete. My job offers a lot of flexibility which...

@buck1hunter Good point. Might be easier to make the adjustment while all 3 are going to one place. Luckily both my husband and I have very flexible jobs so I think we’ll be able to make daycare and school drop offs work ok.

@katrina2017 Yeah I ran the numbers and we would just reduce our contributions to savings by a lot and should still be able to maintain a similar life style. lol to whoever downvoted this. We have a 6 month fully funded emergency fund and we wouldn’t touch 401k contributions. We currently save...

@nccountryboy I do mental gymnastics when I think about having to drop off twins who can’t walk at daycare so it’s funny to hear you say it got harder when they could walk!

@icantthinkofausername I honestly have no idea if I’m cut out for it either. I’d hope that the fact that’s it’s temporary would help me get through. Also, I’d absolutely keep the older 2 in daycare while I’m on maternity leave for 12 weeks. Learning to be a sahm to 3 young kids while freshly...

I’ve never known anyone to have 3 kids in daycare at a time so I want to hear if I’m crazy for considering it. One scenario has 3 kids in daycare for about 8-9 months. This amounts to almost all of my take home pay- I’d have about $300 left a month. I know some people say compare the cost...