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SoCalDem

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15. I would have ended up with about $80 a month

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #14)

Wed May 15, 2019, 01:16 PM

May 2019

after daycare.. I was a travel consultant, and had two job offers, but the "travel perks" did not interest me and the pay was relatively low, so it was a no go.

Plus, we lived in Kansas, so winters are pretty harsh. The thought of waking up sleeping babies and dragging them out into the early morning cold, was not very appealing..My kids were born in 73,77 & 78.

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