CastletonSnob Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 And that's just with two-parent families. Can you imagine how hard it would be for a SINGLE parent to raise a child? Women shouldn't be forced to risk financial ruin by having a kid they don't want or aren't able to support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 286,000 does not cover raising a kid to the age of 17! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Terrible ROI 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Just now, TUFKAK said: Terrible ROI Take that back! [looks in the mirror] Fine...you win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Hmmm, I dunno. That's $17,000 per year? That number seems high to me. I know for sure that we don't spend that much... unless you want to get cute and charge them for 1/2 the mortgage or something. It was definitely close to that when they were in daycare. But these days? I don't know, but I know we aren't spending 17k per kid. Maybe we're cheap asses, I don't know. It's very possible to spend much much less than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 8 minutes ago, ort said: Hmmm, I dunno. That's $17,000 per year? That number seems high to me. I know for sure that we don't spend that much... unless you want to get cute and charge them for 1/2 the mortgage or something. It was definitely close to that when they were in daycare. But these days? I don't know, but I know we aren't spending 17k per kid. Maybe we're cheap asses, I don't know. It's very possible to spend much much less than that. maybe it’s an average and takes into account that in many areas of the country private school is very common. It may also factor in things like sports and hobbies. I wonder what the average household income was for families surveyed to come up with this number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 prorated mortgage amount and daycare and additional food and you can easily break this number 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Is this referring to a kid being born now, or 17 years ago? I imagine that makes a pretty big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 What's the source of this figure? There are way too many variables for me to want to just accept this on its face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 It's this adjusted for inflation: Expenditures on Children by Families, 2015 (azureedge.us) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 That doesn’t seem that bad it’s just my video game budget a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 So like 5 avocado toast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 This seems about right. Early on there are a ton of costs associated with diapers and child care and child care and child care and oh, more child care. That tapers off as the kids start school, but that starts getting more expensive the older they get when you get to start worrying about school sports or laptops for homework. Also likely takes into account healthcare. Insurance for me, alone, would be a $90 deduction on my check. Me+1 is $145. Looking at my check, it's a $395 per paycheck for me and the kids along with an extra $20 for dental and vision, so that's pretty cool. It's super cool working for a company based out of Alabama. My choices used to be so much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Well, well, well, look whose AI experiment doesn't look so expensive now. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 I pay $485 a week for two kids in day care costs alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 how much are their organs. healthy ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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