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I was writing out a similar reply but you covered more or less all of it. Anecdote: I know a few couples where their financial situation improved when one of t
by genocidicbunny 3y ago
I was writing out a similar reply but you covered more or less all of it.
Anecdote: I know a few couples where their financial situation improved when one of the spouses stopped working and started taking care of the kids. The cost of having someone else watching the kids, such as daycare, was more than one of the spouses was bringing in. So they had a choice of being in a more precarious financial situation until the kids could be more independent with both spouses working, or having one spouse give up a long chunk of their career and potentially end up worse off later because they missed on years of advancement.
And of course, if both spouses work a lot, you end up with latchkey kids, which ain't the best situation either.
- chrsw 3y agoRight, another way to put it, couples with nothing to lose are more likely to have to have kids. More well-off couples are worried about how they can have kids, give their kids a good start in life and not have to sacrifice almost everything.
- techjamie 3y agoHaving kids would take my household from living very comfortably to struggling but still making too much to get government assistance. It's basically not even a question which one we're choosing. I'll keep my quality of life, thanks.