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Annual Expenses | Our Suggestions | ||
| Private school (per student) | $32,000 | public school + "Gossip Girl" discs via Netflix | $9 monthly subscription fee |
| Mortgage & Co-Op fees | $192,000 | Just move already. To a house with no co-op fees. | $96,000 |
| Nanny | $45,000 | This 500K income is brought in by only one spouse, right? The other one doesn't have a day job? Do you see where we're going with this? | $0 |
| Vacations (2: beach and skiing) | $16,000 | Six Flags Great Adventure, Rockaway Beach in Queens, Coney Island, and assorted zoos, gardens, events, and museums in the city | $1500 |
| Summer house | $240,000 | Find a summer share on CraigsList, or rely on invitations from former Hamptons neighbors | $10,000 |
| Chauffer | $100,000 | Did you know anyone can drive a car? It's true! All you need is a license. | $50 (NYC license fee) |
| Garage fees | $700 | Park below 65th St or, park on the street | $500 or free, with occasional tickets |
| Personal trainer | $12,000 | Your memory. You paid attention during those earlier training sessions, right? If you still want some encouragement, consider a Wii Fit and/or re-runs of "The Biggest Loser." | $0-80 |
| Party gowns for galas (3 per year) | $35,000 | You live in the same town as the Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons. Find an ambitious student to nurture. | $3,000 plus an investment in potential future fashion insiderness |
| Tutoring | $3,750 | "You're not going to get through private school without tutoring a kid." That's not going to be a problem with public school, we assure you. You may still want a tutor though for supplemental education, so we suggest CraigsList | $0-$1500 |
| Groceries | $15,000 | Try the Grocery Game! Otherwise, we're not going to mess with this one, other than to assume that you can probably shop smarter if you set yourself a lower budget—say, $200 a week instead of the $288 currently estimated | $10,400 |
| Frozen hot chocolates at Serendipity | $8.50 each | You know what goes on at Serendipity, right? | $0 |
Herbie
