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Pets are still cheaper than kids. And the longest you'll be on the hook for is 13-15 years if you're lucky. > Because people have no problem spending tons of m

Pets are still cheaper than kids. And the longest you'll be on the hook for is 13-15 years if you're lucky. > Because people have no problem spending tons of money on other things It's like saying I'm spending my money on Starbucks, and that's why I can't afford kids. The reality is that childcare is astronomically expensive. Me and my wife both work in tech, and we've had the conversation where it made more financial sense if one of us quit our jobs to raise the kids. Unfortunately we can't do that because covering mortgage would become a problem. The solution: don't have more kids.

autokad 2y ago
you answered your own question, you bought a house you couldn't afford and choose material items (a house) over children. I work in tech too, and I'm probably about median TC in tech. With my income alone I could support children and a wife, so if you are both working and can't afford it: you bought way to much house.
- darth_avocado 2y ago
  > With my income alone I could support children and a wife Let me guess, you bought a house before 2021 and are locked in on 3% or less mortgage. > you bought a house you couldn't afford I bought a 3 bed not so big house. Are you going to tell me that’s too big for a family with 2 kids? Or are you going to tell me I should’ve been born earlier to buy the same house for cheaper and lock in those rates?
  - autokad 2y ago
    > Let me guess, you bought a house before 2021 and are locked in on 3% or less mortgage. yes, and I want to buy a new home but these prices are unreasonable, so I am not. unfortunately, I also rent because I had to move for work; however, who said you need to buy? I am not saying you are wrong for doing so, that's what you wanted to do and good on you for that. but you made a conscious choice to choose buying a home over having kids. you could have rented, or like me you could just wait. my friend and her husband both work with a combined income of 250,000. They live in Brooklyn, NYC and have THREE kids, and still travel, etc. I'm guessing you and your wife is making more then that. if you can't support 3 kids at your combined income: You are over spending. > Or are you going to tell me I should’ve been born earlier to buy the same house for cheaper and lock in those rates? now you are just being rediculous / toxic, so will ignore that.

autokad 2y ago

you answered your own question, you bought a house you couldn't afford and choose material items (a house) over children. I work in tech too, and I'm probably about median TC in tech. With my income alone I could support children and a wife, so if you are both working and can't afford it: you bought way to much house.

darth_avocado 2y ago
> With my income alone I could support children and a wife Let me guess, you bought a house before 2021 and are locked in on 3% or less mortgage. > you bought a house you couldn't afford I bought a 3 bed not so big house. Are you going to tell me that’s too big for a family with 2 kids? Or are you going to tell me I should’ve been born earlier to buy the same house for cheaper and lock in those rates?
- autokad 2y ago
  > Let me guess, you bought a house before 2021 and are locked in on 3% or less mortgage. yes, and I want to buy a new home but these prices are unreasonable, so I am not. unfortunately, I also rent because I had to move for work; however, who said you need to buy? I am not saying you are wrong for doing so, that's what you wanted to do and good on you for that. but you made a conscious choice to choose buying a home over having kids. you could have rented, or like me you could just wait. my friend and her husband both work with a combined income of 250,000. They live in Brooklyn, NYC and have THREE kids, and still travel, etc. I'm guessing you and your wife is making more then that. if you can't support 3 kids at your combined income: You are over spending. > Or are you going to tell me I should’ve been born earlier to buy the same house for cheaper and lock in those rates? now you are just being rediculous / toxic, so will ignore that.