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The calculations seem pretty subjective on whats actually essential if a kid actually costs you 40k a year. I don’t even spend that much on myself .
by kjkjadksj 4y ago
The calculations seem pretty subjective on whats actually essential if a kid actually costs you 40k a year. I don’t even spend that much on myself .
- Konnstann 4y agoPresumably you aren't constantly growing and in constant need of new clothes, nor do you need to pay someone to look after you on a day to day basis a la childcare.
- jefftk 4y agoThese are on vastly different scales: we probably pay 50x more for childcare than clothes.
- michaelt 4y agoRight, but you probably don't need childcare. Have a kid in California and you can look forward to paying $17000/year for infant care [1]. With California's median per-capita income of $41000/year [2] having two kids is an expensive business! [1] https://tootris.com/edu/blog/parents/cost-of-child-care-in-california-by-city-age-and-type-of-care-provider/ https://tootris.com/edu/blog/parents/cost-of-child-care-in-c... [2] https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/CA/INC110221 https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/CA/INC110221
- com2kid 4y agoSeattle is 24000-30k a year for infant care. 17,000 would be very, very, cheap.