I read a really interesting article on the statesman that was titled just that and it was extremely fitting after everything we have talked about. It was a woman in her 20's thinking about having children with her partner and realizing that it is an extremely expensive thing to do. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's "Cost of Raising a Child Calculator" says that the average two parent household in the U.S. earning less than $61,530 a year, spends $11,850 to raise a child in his or her first year. That is such a large portion of their income and it really makes it almost seem financially impossible to raise a child and be able to afford all of their other expenses as well. It would definitely be ideal to have a significant amount of money before having a child but that is not always the case and it can be extremely stressful to raise a child in that way. The article went on to talk about how to save money now so that when you are at a point where you are thinking about having kids, it could be easier. It talks about how to plan for the future and I linked the article below if anyone is curious about reading the rest!
http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/how-can-i-afford-to-have-kids/nsrkJ/?icmp=mystatesman_internallink_megamenu_link?icmp=mystatesman_internallink_megamenu_link
That sounds like a really interesting article. And it blows my mind when I think about how much it costs to have kids.
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