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> A little surprised by this It seems to me that not birthing children when one is not financially safe makes sense; having children is, in some ways, a luxury
by shakow 5y ago
> A little surprised by this
It seems to me that not birthing children when one is not financially safe makes sense; having children is, in some ways, a luxury now that a two-incomes household is the norm.
- hn8788 5y agoIt makes sense, but people have always had kids that they couldn't afford. The statistic matches up with what I've experienced at work and with friends, where older people without children aren't as concerned with being responsible with their money because nobody depends on them for support, while the older people with kids are much more diligent about monitoring the amount of money they spend.
- klipt 5y agoPoor people with kids also qualify for a lot more government benefits than poor people without kids. Although a lot of those benefits punish the parents for being married, i.e. if you want to maximize benefits it's better to be unmarried and maybe also not living together.