q****6 发帖数: 837 | 1 Two kids, 4 and 6, adding up to more than $1300/mth. Are we normal? The 4
year old also has $1000/mth for daycare. Now we officially are paying a
total
that is more than two daycare tuitions.
-- Warning for those parents with kids didn't start elementary school yet. I
too thought starting public school will save me something compared to when
both were at daycare. |
t*******g 发帖数: 1647 | 2 $650 per kid is normal, although on the high end.
4 yr olds don't need that much extra activities. Or maybe you are spending
too much ont the 6 year old?
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【在 q****6 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : Two kids, 4 and 6, adding up to more than $1300/mth. Are we normal? The 4 : year old also has $1000/mth for daycare. Now we officially are paying a : total : that is more than two daycare tuitions. : -- Warning for those parents with kids didn't start elementary school yet. I : too thought starting public school will save me something compared to when : both were at daycare.
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m**n 发帖数: 9010 | 3 关键在于这些钱都花在什么上面了.
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【在 q****6 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : Two kids, 4 and 6, adding up to more than $1300/mth. Are we normal? The 4 : year old also has $1000/mth for daycare. Now we officially are paying a : total : that is more than two daycare tuitions. : -- Warning for those parents with kids didn't start elementary school yet. I : too thought starting public school will save me something compared to when : both were at daycare.
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n****a 发帖数: 2215 | 4 9494
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【在 m**n 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : 关键在于这些钱都花在什么上面了. : : total : I
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q****6 发帖数: 837 | 5 -- 2 kids swimming,
-- older one Chinese school, piano, tennis, other seasonal sports, one
English tutor
-- younger one dance, some seasonal junior sports -- all offered onsite at
daycare. May start piano...
Now we don't need to drive the younger one, will be terrible once she starts
some weekend stuff.
I'm impressed by the tolerance level here in terms of spending on this
subject... |
t******u 发帖数: 876 | 6 六岁的小朋友为什么要ENGLISH TUTOR啊 |
s*****j 发帖数: 6435 | 7 可能是想学纯正的伦敦腔.
【在 t******u 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : 六岁的小朋友为什么要ENGLISH TUTOR啊
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q****6 发帖数: 837 | 8 spelling bee and creative writing |
r*******i 发帖数: 133 | 9 真有钱.
还从来没有听说有人请English Tutor的, 难道在学校里不是讲英语么. |
p***k 发帖数: 250 | 10 This is pretty normal for 2 kids. We have 2 kids but only the old one has
some extr-curriculum. The young one is too young to start yet. Here is our
cost:
chess tutor - $50/wk
piano tutor - $50/wk
English tutor - $50/wk
swimming team - $110/month plus various extra fees like meets
Chinese school -average $40/month
chess tournament - average $40/month
He used to have seasonal activities, like skating but we cut it since too
busy.
I know some friends keep the same activities as us, and also have a private
swimming tutor which cost $40/wk.
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【在 q****6 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : Two kids, 4 and 6, adding up to more than $1300/mth. Are we normal? The 4 : year old also has $1000/mth for daycare. Now we officially are paying a : total : that is more than two daycare tuitions. : -- Warning for those parents with kids didn't start elementary school yet. I : too thought starting public school will save me something compared to when : both were at daycare.
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M******e 发帖数: 1437 | 11 $100-$200 Monthly fee on my 4 yr old's weekly lessons:
- $60/month dance ($45/m tuition + $200-$300/yr revue fees)
- $40/month music;
- $50/month cooking class - ending this semester;
- $0 choir
- $100/month violin
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$150/month now, or $100/m without cooking class, or $200/m if adding weekly
violin lesson. Hooray! :-)
With all these classes, I feel I am already too busy.
I
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【在 q****6 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : Two kids, 4 and 6, adding up to more than $1300/mth. Are we normal? The 4 : year old also has $1000/mth for daycare. Now we officially are paying a : total : that is more than two daycare tuitions. : -- Warning for those parents with kids didn't start elementary school yet. I : too thought starting public school will save me something compared to when : both were at daycare.
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a****l 发帖数: 8211 | 12 游泳是最省钱的项目了。我的看法是一个月1000多基本上是烧钱,因为项目太多后就光
上课不练习,这样不会有多大进展。当然了,烧钱也无所谓,反正与其让QE把你的钱烧
掉还不如自己把钱烧掉算了。
比如说,游泳的入门训练标准是一周五次每次一个半小时;钢琴的入门训练标准是每天
两小时。这两样你随便做一样,每月的花费不到100,你应该就不想加别的活动了。这
两样要是你都做,我相信你应该是挣扎在累死的边缘了。别的各种活动基本上对时间的
要求也类似。
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【在 q****6 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : -- 2 kids swimming, : -- older one Chinese school, piano, tennis, other seasonal sports, one : English tutor : -- younger one dance, some seasonal junior sports -- all offered onsite at : daycare. May start piano... : Now we don't need to drive the younger one, will be terrible once she starts : some weekend stuff. : I'm impressed by the tolerance level here in terms of spending on this : subject...
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q****6 发帖数: 837 | 13 good point! We should narrow down, I've been pushing out that decision.
【在 a****l 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : 游泳是最省钱的项目了。我的看法是一个月1000多基本上是烧钱,因为项目太多后就光 : 上课不练习,这样不会有多大进展。当然了,烧钱也无所谓,反正与其让QE把你的钱烧 : 掉还不如自己把钱烧掉算了。 : 比如说,游泳的入门训练标准是一周五次每次一个半小时;钢琴的入门训练标准是每天 : 两小时。这两样你随便做一样,每月的花费不到100,你应该就不想加别的活动了。这 : 两样要是你都做,我相信你应该是挣扎在累死的边缘了。别的各种活动基本上对时间的 : 要求也类似。 : : starts
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