• themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I don’t know, but it doesn’t change. If you make less than the average, you hbe to spend more on childcare because you need to work more hours, and working fewer hours to cut childcare costs may actually save more money than you’d earn, depending on hourly wages.

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      9 months ago

      I’m wondering what childcare looks like in your area… In my area, part time daycare isn’t really a thing; You fork out the cash for full-time, whether you use it or not.

      I actually think this chart is spot on for my area. We’re single income with one kid and we’re right around the amount they list.

      If we didn’t have a good mortgage rate and if we were both working for the same amount then we would just barely scrape by.