Maybe that's true up until you have a kid. Once you have a kid, spending expands as the kid does. Baby require nothing but clothes, cheap food and love. Teena

Maybe that's true up until you have a kid. Once you have a kid, spending expands as the kid does. Baby require nothing but clothes, cheap food and love. Teenagers require all sorts of things for school and activities. I mean, technically you don't have to provide them, I guess, but if you want a well developed kid who will have their own success, you have to do some investing.