As I slowly drift into a long term relationship, I think about the longer term...one of the long term items is kids...what is one of the first things I ask myself you say... how much money does it cost to raise one of these things?
So I bust out my google skills and ... POW... http://www.bankrate.com/brm/calc/raiseChild.asp
And there it is in black and white... yea I know I'm odd... most people never even give the cost of raising a kid a second thought.... But would you just go buy a house without knowing the price... hell no!!!! .... So why would you go and have kids and not know the price... or so I think anyway...
Just something to think about...
I may be anal about money.... But my wise use of it helps me live as well as I can given my income source and skill set...
So I bust out my google skills and ... POW... http://www.bankrate.com/brm/calc/raiseChild.asp
And there it is in black and white... yea I know I'm odd... most people never even give the cost of raising a kid a second thought.... But would you just go buy a house without knowing the price... hell no!!!! .... So why would you go and have kids and not know the price... or so I think anyway...
Just something to think about...
I may be anal about money.... But my wise use of it helps me live as well as I can given my income source and skill set...
evanx:
That's actually pretty good to know....
cookiepuss:
That amount seems crazy, but what do I know about raising a kid?