[quote=yamashi][quote=bearishgurl]
Lol, shoveler. I suspect he spends it on private school. If not, then “finishing school.” Umm, CA public HS’s (no, not even BHHS) aren’t exactly capable of turning out the typical graduate who knows how to walk it, talk it and groom it for the business world :=0

I’ve depended upon my kids’ Greek organizations to be their “finishing school” and so far, so good. This experience has also paved the way for being selected for their first jobs thru the networking they were exposed to while college-student members of their respective organizations. And no way were/are their annual dues anywhere near $4000 yr. They’re more like $1K per year, max (which my kids paid/pay with earnings from their PT jobs).[/quote]

Not sure what the hoopla is here. You asked some questions, and I gave you some personal answers to what it is like to be a millennial. I gave you my going rates to have someone watch a baby and a girl all day. You continue to argue that it’s too much, but that’s what I have to pay until I can get them to public school. It’s just what it is.[/quote]For much less than $3K a month, you can hire a young, certified “au-pair” from Sweden who is in the US legally. He/she will live in your spare bedroom, prepare your meals (incl having dinner ready when you arrive home from work), take your kids to all their lessons during the biz day, pick up your kid(s) from school (or walk them home), take care of your baby at least 50 hrs per week, and even do lite housework and laundry!

$3K month is way too much to pay for child care for two kids, imho, esp since you say you have a “flexible schedule” and you have one kid in school all day.