討論一下：cost of raising a child from babycenter。結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

感覺這些數字都算保守的了，旅遊按每年回中國一張機票不包括食宿費，如果美國國內旅行食宿機票也要這個價格。healthcare少算了，我女兒今年光裝了一個ear tube就hit到了她的out-of-pocket maximum。其他的，娛樂，生日送禮物等等都沒算。也沒算為了孩子搬的大房子，去好學區，買大車花的錢。就是最基本的。