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What makes you think the only other option to your lifestyle is choosing a higher standard of living? I have 4 children from two different marriages. I didn't
by gregd 11y ago
What makes you think the only other option to your lifestyle is choosing a higher standard of living? I have 4 children from two different marriages. I didn't choose a higher standard of living.
Living off of $30k/year here in Oregon is a fucking pipedream for a family of 4.
- j2bax 11y agoI definitely don't know the circumstances that lead you to having 4 children from two different marriages, but was it someone else's choice to do that? I'm sure you wouldn't change bringing your kids into the world. I just had one and despite my costs and life priorities changing a lot, I can't imagine not having her! If your priority before having kids was financial independence, you probably would have made different decisions and held off on the kids and possibly the marriages, no?
- gregd 11y agoNo, having children was my choice. I'm speaking more about the assumption that the OP had with living a higher standard as the alternative to what s/he was doing and that you could live comfortably off of $30k/year. I feel like most of the statements about how much someone can live off of, should be preceded by whether they're single and what part of the world they're living in..