讨论一下：cost of raising a child from babycenter。结果跟我自己算的差不多

http://www.babycenter.com/cost-of-raising-child-calculator

我自己算的:

<=5years >=6y & <=18y 18Years and older
Cost per month cost per month cost per year
daycare $1,000 after school$200
doctor visit $10 $10
misc class $40 misc class $100
Chinese school $40
food $100 $100
clothing $10 $10
book $5 $20
toys $5 $10
restaurant $0 $50
traveling $100 $100
Miscellaneous $50 $50
college
tuition+room/board
Y1 $50,000
Y2 $50,000
Y3 $50,000
Y4 $50,000
Professional school
(optional) $0
<=5y cost per year: $15,840; 6-18y cost per year：$8,280；total college tuition 200,000 Overall $386,840

感觉这些数字都算保守的了，旅游按每年回中国一张机票不包括食宿费，如果美国国内旅行食宿机票也要这个价格。healthcare少算了，我女儿今年光装了一个ear tube就hit到了她的out-of-pocket maximum。其他的，娱乐，生日送礼物等等都没算。也没算为了孩子搬的大房子，去好学区，买大车花的钱。就是最基本的。