What is a good income to raise kids on?

150000

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50,000?

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waaaaaaayyy more

I don't know how people do it for 50k.

For 2 children I'd be shooting for 200k, honestly.

My parents had 4 boys. We each wiped our arse with $50,000 a month.

3.50

$150,000 would be ideal for three kids if you want to live the upper middle class, safe neighborhood, college-in-their-future, beach trips, safe and nice cars type of lifestyle.

It's not strange to think that two 40 year old people with career experience and college degrees are making $75k each.

200K with 1 couldn't imagine 3.

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I know this is another spinoff thread, but what is a good salary to raise 2 kids, have a nice house, and do comfortable things. 50,000? Never understood how some families have 3 kids, send them to private school, and go skiing in the Alps. Also, if your wife doesn't work, that's less income.

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You're doing it backwards.

First you have to do what it takes to actually have the kid. Judging by your posts, I'll say a potential mother pulling $2-300 a night isn't going to cut it.

I would say about 200k is the number where you can do some nice things and also feel like you are still able to put a decent amount away to invest for retirement.

childcare around here can be around 40-50k a year for 1 child

so i would imagine the income would need to be larger than most areas