The average cost to raise a child is $235,000 before college

[illadope]

Uh.................................................who came up with this? Im not really arguining it but i could see this being statistics for an upper middle classed family....i guess thats average

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

That's $980/month.

That may be the average, but I'd bet the median is lower. Furthermore, for multiple kids, you get to take advantage of "economies of scale" so three wouldn't be $2940/month.

 

[Angel On The Rag]

Is it that hard to believe a child would cost on average $13,000 a year? Doesn't seem all that unreasonable to me shyt I probably cost my parents more than that.

listen here breh

you can buy your child a 100 dollar shirt, or a 10 dollar shirt

you can buy them 100 shirts a year or 10 shirts a year

you can buy them restaurant food or shop at the grocery store (cheaper)

it depends on how you do it

they're only putting this number up to condition people that they HAVE to spend that much or else they aren't providing their seeds with financial stability

 

[newworldafro]

$235,000/18 years = averages to 13,500/ year

Don't seem like a lot, but I guess when you tack on a little brother or sister or two....

Fellas and ladies better start getting on that DIY tip.....grow your own food, work around the house, etc....if you can.....

 

[Will Ross]

Numbers are bullshyt

 

[Trajan]

Talk about a miser.

Calling your flesh and blood a ''leach''.




nikkas straight robots these days. Everything is a business relationship.

 

[The Bilingual Gringo]

That's $980/month.

That may be the average, but I'd bet the median is lower. Furthermore, for multiple kids, you get to take advantage of "economies of scale" so three wouldn't be $2940/month.

This

With healthcare, food, clothing, other everyday expenses, it's believable.

 

[CrimsonTider]

Someone confirm this.

Is the biggest expense in their calculation housing?

If so, this study is nonsense

 

[young3000]

my coworker says his daycare bill for 2 children is 20K a yr

 

[-G$-]

my coworker says his daycare bill for 2 children is 20K a yr

you can have a full-time live in nanny in ny for a little bit more than that, doesn't sound accurate to me.

 

[HookersandIceCream]

But in NY we get back like ~7k a year for a b*stard

 

[unit321]

Have $235,000? That's What It Costs To Raise A Kid Today-Before College - Forbes

that's brutal and this is just one kid. Everyday I wake up I'm happy to not have a child leaching that kind of money away from me.

$235,000? Maybe and maybe not. Forbes magazine is about middle to upper class folks.

 

[HookersandIceCream]

Theres no way these people are wasting that much money raising thier 10+ kids in NYC

Stop it slime

I doubt some of those families have even made 235K in thier lifetimes

 

[Prodyson]

Do they factor in that nice tax break we get come april?

 

[-G$-]

and i'm still @ these usual suspects pretending like their predicament is 100% their own choice