$33,000: One year of tuition and fees at Princeton University
$2,272: Median tuition for one year at a community college
$35,465: Price of a 2007 Toyota Sienna SUV
$2.64: Average per-tooth payment by the Tooth Fairy
$6,490: Amount a family earning up to $39,100 a year (before taxes) spends on a child under two—for housing, clothing, transportation, childcare, health, and food
$13,430: Amount a family earning $65,800 and up a year (before taxes) spends on a child under two for the same expenses
$221,000.00: U.S. median house price in 2004
6,000: Estimated number of diapers needed for average child during first two years of life
$1,600: Cost for two years of disposable diapers
Sources: U.S. News and World Report; American Association of Community Colleges; Toyota.com; eBeanstalk.com; U.S. Department of Agriculture; Ibid; U.S. Census; The National Association of Diaper Services; Real Diaper Association
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