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Allowance by age
Find a defensible weekly allowance for your child's age, and see how to split it between spending and saving.
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The decision behind it: How much allowance should my child get?
The numbers behind the decision.
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Cost of raising a child
Estimate what raising your child costs from birth to eighteen, broken down by category and year.
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The decision behind it: How much does it cost to raise a child?
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Daycare vs stay at home
Compare the true cost of paid childcare against one parent leaving work, including the costs most comparisons miss.
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The decision behind it: Does it pay for one of us to stay home?
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Screen time by age
See a suggested recreational screen ceiling for your child's age against what children that age typically do.
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The decision behind it: How much screen time is reasonable?
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The decision behind it: How much does it cost to raise a child?
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Stay-at-home parent salary
Put a market value on the work a stay-at-home parent does, role by role.
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The decision behind it: Does it pay for one of us to stay home?
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Diaper cost
Work out what diapers will cost you per month, per year, and until potty training.
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The decision behind it: How much does it cost to raise a child?
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The decision behind it: How much does it cost to raise a child?
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Family road trip cost
Estimate fuel, food, and lodging for a family road trip before you commit to it.
Cost of raising a child, by country
Separate planning models with each country’s currency and cost structure, not currency conversions. The country figures are our own estimates and are labelled as such.
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