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> A kid had at 40 will still be depending on your when you are 55 I had my kids 25-35; all 5 are adults. We live together as is befitting a 4 income economy.

> A kid had at 40 will still be depending on your when you are 55 I had my kids 25-35; all 5 are adults. We live together as is befitting a 4 income economy. > and if the kids goes to college Do you mean go away to college? Yeah. No. > may have some dependency on you when your peers are retiring. Me and peers are all working grey. End of career happens with first major illness intersects with the lack of health insurance and we die. > Plus if your kids have kids If one of my a sons pairs off with someone and they both work, they'll still be 2 typical incomes short of self sustenance. BUT, if they got married and then married another couple, the 4 of them only have to find one more adult - the one who will parent during the work day. After the last child enters school, the core 4 can kick parent 5 to the curb. > Do not let fear of how much it will cost No fear. Just math. > or desire for more resources first But if they had more resources they might only need 3 or even 2 adults working full time to afford basic bills. > Do not let ... it ... stop you from having kids when you are still young enough to do well. Parents can (and do) parent while living in their car...

graemep 1y ago
SO what? That is well below retirement age and life expectancy. MY younger one turns 18 when I will be 58, and I am a single parent. Baring accidents or the severely unexpected (which can happen at any age - plenty of people die in the 30s or 40s) its not a problem.
- WarOnPrivacy 1y ago
  > That is well below retirement age and life expectancy. What is below RA/LE? My comment addressed common financial realities. It applied to every adult age, up to and including death. > MY younger one turns 18 when I will be 58 okay. > and I am a single parent. You may be interested to know that parenting can be get much harder than that. ex: I would have loved my difficulty level to be dialed down to Single Parent. > Baring accidents or the severely unexpected I agree that some folks do experience year after year after year of luck. > (which can happen at any age - plenty of people die in the 30s or 40s) I agree that not having life-changing advantage & luck is pretty dang common. > its not a problem. What's not a problem? Taken together, your comment seems to be lacking a subject. I did the best I could. If you could share which of my points you were responding to, that might help.

graemep 1y ago

SO what? That is well below retirement age and life expectancy. MY younger one turns 18 when I will be 58, and I am a single parent. Baring accidents or the severely unexpected (which can happen at any age - plenty of people die in the 30s or 40s) its not a problem.

WarOnPrivacy 1y ago
> That is well below retirement age and life expectancy. What is below RA/LE? My comment addressed common financial realities. It applied to every adult age, up to and including death. > MY younger one turns 18 when I will be 58 okay. > and I am a single parent. You may be interested to know that parenting can be get much harder than that. ex: I would have loved my difficulty level to be dialed down to Single Parent. > Baring accidents or the severely unexpected I agree that some folks do experience year after year after year of luck. > (which can happen at any age - plenty of people die in the 30s or 40s) I agree that not having life-changing advantage & luck is pretty dang common. > its not a problem. What's not a problem? Taken together, your comment seems to be lacking a subject. I did the best I could. If you could share which of my points you were responding to, that might help.