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> "said Derrick Green, 32, a father of six who said he was fired by Hamilton Growers in 2012 after only three weeks picking squash" I always wondered, what mak
by usaphp 11y ago
> "said Derrick Green, 32, a father of six who said he was fired by Hamilton Growers in 2012 after only three weeks picking squash"
I always wondered, what makes people that have a low paying job want to have so many children, I am making pretty good money but I am still having trouble keeping up with expenses (pre-school, clothes, food) with my only child, I always wondered how do those people survive with 6 kids.
- etchalon 11y agoThey live a fundamentally different lifestyle than you do.
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- ldehaan 11y agoWork smarter, not harder. I have 5 kids and it's been financially taxing, but I work hard to learn the skills that will pay the most. Overall I'd say I spend 3-4 hours a day reading up on my field, and it took a lot of practice but now it's just a habit. I learn tons of things though,and it enables me to move from job to job and increase my pay as I implement the things I learn ( and practice on my own for a bit before trying it with a client )
- usaphp 11y agoI think you have not read my comment. I am not asking how to make more money, I am wondering how people with low paying jobs can keep up with financial expenses of having 6 kids
- wyclif 11y agoAnd the answer is that having one or two kids isn't much less expensive than having six. Clothes are handed down, as are bedroom furniture, toys, bikes, athletic equipment, etc. And people with low paying jobs usually don't send all those kids to college.
- ars 11y ago> And people with low paying jobs usually don't send all those kids to college. Or if they do, they'll qualify for lots of assistance.
- rdtsc 11y agoThere are many potential reasons I can think of. Some are completely off the wall random or wrong: Poor decision making. You'd be surprised but many don't quite know how contraception works and just believe God will take care of it. Some don't mind because they think they'll get more govt. assistance if they have another kid. There is a status perception in the community. Some think they'll fix their relationship with their partner if they have another child. One a higher level (subconscious perhaps), you can think people who have not much going on for themselves, and see themselves basically stuck, will give up on reaching whatever goals they might have had and instead choose to procreate, hoping at least on of their children will reach those goals. At least back in the day I heard families were large, but child mortality and mortality was high too. It was expected many would not make it, so it (again perhaps subconscious) a hedging strategy -- have more children.
- ars 11y agoMore kids don't really cost all that much more than 1 kid. Especially if you live in a good community: You hardly have to buy anything (clothing, furniture, etc), you just borrow and lend from/to neighbors and family. Pretty much the only extra expense is food, and food in the US is not very expensive unless you eat out. And once you reach the stage where you buy in bulk prices really go down. For example: That crib you bought for one kid - you can use it for 10 kids for the exact same price, the same is true for almost all child expenses.
- foofoo55 11y agoBecause for some, children are a wealth far greater than money. Survival with 6 kids not that hard with a different lifestyle, lots of re-use of stuff, sharing, and valuing the important things in life (hint: not karate lessons).