> Also what happens when you meet someone and want to start a family? Although the author may be ok with certain constraints in living, their spouse and childre

> Also what happens when you meet someone and want to start a family? Although the author may be ok with certain constraints in living, their spouse and children may have different preferences. In that situation it also seems selfish to pursue this low income life. I'd expect lifestyle to be one of the things people take into account when considering starting a life together. So if the potential spouse had different, incompatible, preferences, I'd expect the couple to not get to the point of starting a family. The question still stands for the kinds, though, but I'd expect this to always be the case. Kids practically never get a say in their parents' choices and have to make do.