https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:21:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage/page/2#post-1158252 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 09:06:37 +0000 sotofamilia 1158252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They are about the same - within $75 of each other. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1157912 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 06:23:25 +0000 looch 1157912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mortgage is more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1157891 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 05:50:33 +0000 MsMamaBear 1157891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Daycare is more, but my house is paid for so anything would be more. If I had a mortgage, it'd probably be less. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1157884 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 05:31:26 +0000 lamariniere 1157884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our rent is considerably more than daycare, but daycare is very cheap around here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1157488 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:58:16 +0000 heartonastring 1157488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare costs will be about 50% of our monthly mortgage payments. But we pay an extra mortgage payment each month to pay it down faster, hence the larger differential between daycare and mortgage costs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1157485 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:57:31 +0000 bisous 1157485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Daycare is less. If she were in full time, then I think it would be more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1157477 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:55:31 +0000 yellowbird 1157477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Daycare is waaaayy less! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1157473 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:54:46 +0000 silver1 1157473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>More by about 40% </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1157466 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:52:49 +0000 Andrea 1157466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Daycare was way less. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1157453 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:50:20 +0000 StrawberryBee 1157453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If we were doing daycare, the quote I got was for more than our mortgage (not by much, but still...). That's for one child.</p> <p>That's why DH is becoming a SAHD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1157394 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:37:33 +0000 T-Mom 1157394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Day care is more... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1157391 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:37:09 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1157391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mortgage is more by a fair amount. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1157384 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:36:26 +0000 GrapeCrush 1157384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If we used daycare for the 2 of them it would be the same, if not more than our mortgage </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1157377 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:35:11 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1157377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>more, by about $700-800. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1157369 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:34:05 +0000 yin 1157369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If LO was in daycare, it would cost maybe $200 - $300 less than our mortgage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1155789 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:29:04 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1155789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>More, but by less than $100. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1155787 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:28:25 +0000 banana 1155787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With 2 in daycare, it's more than our mortgage payment. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1155785 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:28:04 +0000 MsLipGloss 1155785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Even if we had 2 in daycare, our mortgage would still be more expensive. The scale would tip the other way if we had 3 in daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1155776 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:24:39 +0000 Honeydew 1155776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have a LO yet, but with the prices I've checked, daycare will cost double our mortgage. :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1155401 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:56:34 +0000 mamabolt 1155401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Less but would be more if we had 2 in daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1155367 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:48:53 +0000 dojo 1155367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is less with one child in an infant room. I imagine if we had two in the future it would be more if we continue at the same center. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1155312 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:31:44 +0000 PurplePeony 1155312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Childcare will be a little more than our mortgage payment (which includes principal, interest, taxes, and insurance). If we decide to have a second begore the first goes to school, childcare would be WAY more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1155294 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:27:58 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1155294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Daycare woul have been more than our mortgage and car payment combined. It's one of the biggest reasons why I decided to wah! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1155281 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:25:25 +0000 Smurfette 1155281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Day care for one is less. I imagine when we have two it will be about the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1155263 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:19:47 +0000 regberadaisy 1155263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One toddler and it's about 70% of our total payment with PMi, etc </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1155251 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:17:59 +0000 MarieJ 1155251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Daycare is less than mortgage, but when we have two, it'll be more expensive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1155244 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:15:45 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 1155244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our mortgage is really low comparably. We will pay slightly less for childcare. Like, $150 less but still... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1155240 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:14:38 +0000 psw27 1155240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have a LO yet but I'm guessing it will be about $200 p/m less than our mortgage... crazy expensive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1155232 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:10:00 +0000 littlek 1155232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Daycare is less than our mortgage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-childcare-expenses-more-or-less-than-your-mortgage#post-1155220 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:07:43 +0000 Alivoo01 1155220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Daycare is less than our mortgage, but if we have 2, it'll probably be equivalent or more. Ouch! </p>