muikabochi 208 Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Thats a fair chunk that for a small child. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 Yeah, it should be cheaper especially for parents who are already members cos they basically paying twice to use the pool. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Well 2 people is 2 people, even with one so small. Expensive though, isn't it. I got to the local public place sometimes, that is really cheap. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 What is Hoikuen, me jane? Link to post Share on other sites
Ewok 2 1 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hoikuen -> Nursery school Baby swim class 8190/month? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Babies are expensive. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Thats crazy. me jane - is having a baby more or less expensive than you thought, or had you actually thought in depth before going ahead? Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I got a 10 month old and a 2 year old. Basically its not expensive cos all the clothes and toys you get given second hand or new as gifts. You only really have to pay for nappies (they add up over a month). BUT, once you start looking at childcare its expensive, like 5man a month per child until they get into normal school around age 5. Also if you fly you have to pay nearly full price for a 2 year old. So now its quite tough for us to go back to UK/on holiday etc as its costing about 60% more than it did before we had kids. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 My local public gym is 2500 yen for 3 months. Bargain! It's pretty good as well, certainly good enough for what I want. Link to post Share on other sites
BillTheBinMan 0 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 What sort of place is this 8190 yen a month me jane? Really posh with everything you could think of? Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Originally Posted By: bobby12 BUT, once you start looking at childcare its expensive, like 5man a month per child until they get into normal school around age 5. Depends on your income OR your accountants abilities to reduce your tax. $500 a month by Oz standards is not that much. I pay 7500yen a month for 2 kids at childcare (that includes meals!..) Bargain! Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Is that a desparate Nagoya ploy to encourage people to live in that area? or are they Nagoya Local govt just really family friendly? thats insanely cheap, the only people paying that little around around here are the buraku, Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 ^ SG.. Not a desperate ploy. It goes up depending on your income.. just like national health insurance. 2 years ago it was free for us! I have a good accountant that works within the legal boundaries to reduce my taxable income which saves us big time in childcare and national health bills Private hoikuens will cost about 5-7man and that doesn't matter what you earn.. Still $500 a month for full time childcare is cheap. Anyone from OZ can fill us in on the costs? Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I have to pay 3man for my oldest son to go to hoikuen and its a only a mediocre place, but then again my city is corrupt and in debt, sigh. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Yep, Daycare will be around 5 man a month for me too, if he gets in this April. Binman, it's Rennaisance sports club - nothing special but I guess it's the cost of two people using the pool and it's a lesson so includes the cost of the teacher and some kind of special baby insutrance. Agree with B12, clothes and toys don't end up costing that much with hand me downs and doting grandparents but I've made a couple of big purchases like his buggy, car seat and hiking carrier. Trips home are expensive and as he gets older he's going to get more expensive! Not sure Veronica - I don't really notice that I have less money cos I don't really go out now so I have all the extra beer money to spend on him! Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 "...if he gets in..." Does he have to take a test or something me jane? Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 No test just that the one we have applied for (two min walk from my house, new place with a big playgroud and combined with a nursery school so he doesn't have to move to a new place when he's three) is really popular. Everyone starts there when they are a few months old and their parents go back to work so the one year old class he needs is already full with kids moving up. They had 100 applications for 6 places in his year. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 so it's a hoikuen? Damn that's tight.. there's a businees idea! Link to post Share on other sites
Ewok 2 1 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Originally Posted By: me jane I don't really notice that I have less money cos I don't really go out now so I have all the extra beer money to spend on him! 子供って、手とお金が、かかりますね。。 there's a gym @my work so i pay zero yen. researchers from mainland china play ping pong while i do the stairmaster for 30 mins. their speed and rhythm are quite entertaining, sometimes a little hypnotic. Link to post Share on other sites
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