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Raising a child now costs over $300,000 in the U.S., study finds.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:03 am
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:03 am
LINK
Infant care, education, housing, food, etc.
$242,000 LA
$230,000 TX
And many more. Check out your state!
In summary, those little rascals are not cheap. Worth every penny if you ask me! Just a lot of shiny pennies!
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It's the first time the figure has topped $300,000 since LendingTree began the analysis in 2023 and is up about 2% from a year earlier.
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American families are feeling the financial strain of raising children, with a CBS News poll in February finding that 77% of respondents believe it is harder to raise a family today than it was for previous generations. A previous LendingTree study found many parents were unprepared for the added costs, with some going into debt to pay for child care and other expenses.
Infant care, education, housing, food, etc.
$242,000 LA
$230,000 TX
And many more. Check out your state!
In summary, those little rascals are not cheap. Worth every penny if you ask me! Just a lot of shiny pennies!
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Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:05 am to Everyday Is Saturday
4 trillion if Buckstyn plays travel t-ball, pitching lessons, tournament costs, and the 45 bats he'll need the whole way through.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:05 am to Everyday Is Saturday
makes you wonder how poor people have so many kids
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:06 am to Everyday Is Saturday
daycare tuition costs as much as my mortgage
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:07 am to Everyday Is Saturday
My vasectomy was only like $3k.
This post was edited on 4/9/26 at 11:08 am
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:10 am to Everyday Is Saturday
What about those of us who not only pay for our kids, but are also paying for the kids of, well, you know....
Is that factored in? Or is this fantasy just for those of us who produce?
Is that factored in? Or is this fantasy just for those of us who produce?
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:10 am to Everyday Is Saturday
And worth every penny.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:11 am to Everyday Is Saturday
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In summary, those little rascals are not cheap. Worth every penny if you ask me! Just a lot of shiny pennies!
Well, they used to be when you could farm em out for manual labor jobs, farm work, or any job that requires fitting into to small, cramped spaces. Nowadays, the brown shirts show up at your door if you just try to get them to use a weed eater before the age of 5. Soft.
This post was edited on 4/9/26 at 11:12 am
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:11 am to Topwater Trout
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makes you wonder how poor people have so many kids
I wouldn't doubt over 50% have EBT cards.
Edit: I looked it up. 18%. I was way off.
This post was edited on 4/9/26 at 11:14 am
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:15 am to Everyday Is Saturday
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$242,000 LA $230,000 TX
The average is lower in texas because everybody with kids is an illegal or an h1b that gets welfare
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:15 am to rob0710
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I wouldn't doubt over 50% have EBT cards.
Edit: I looked it up. 18%. I was way off.
so the article should state for 82% of parents kids cost this much and they are also paying x amount for other kids
ETA- and the poor parents earn x amount from tax payers to not work and get free food and housing...aint america great
This post was edited on 4/9/26 at 11:17 am
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:17 am to Topwater Trout
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makes you wonder how poor people have so many kids
Ohhhhhh you know the answer before you said it.....
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:17 am to Everyday Is Saturday
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Paying someone else to raise your child now costs over $300,000
FIFY
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going into debt to pay for child care
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daycare tuition costs as much as my mortgage
This post was edited on 4/9/26 at 11:20 am
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:19 am to LegendInMyMind
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Well, they used to be when you could farm em out for manual labor jobs, farm work, or any job that requires fitting into to small, cramped spaces.
Netting of indentured servant revenue and tax deductions for child labor missing fingers opportunities was excluded from study.
Did not realize TD reaches posters who live in the 1700's. While we have you, you are going to love microwave ovens!
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:25 am to Everyday Is Saturday
Kids are expensive... News at 11...
This post was edited on 4/9/26 at 11:28 am
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:27 am to Everyday Is Saturday
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While we have you, you are going to love microwave ovens!
Imma put it down near the floor where the youngest can warm up my lunch without assistance.
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missing fingers
They start out with ten of em, man. Settle down.
This post was edited on 4/9/26 at 11:29 am
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:30 am to SludgeFactory
quote:Chaps my arse every time I get the itemized property tax bill. Not only do I have to pay for private school for my children because the public option is worthless, but I also have to pay for other people’s tuition I don’t even know…FOREVER
What about those of us who not only pay for our kids, but are also paying for the kids of, well, you know....
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:31 am to Everyday Is Saturday
I’m 5% of the way there with my second just from the cost of her birth
My wife does part time remote work that’s on a flexible schedule though thankfully so we’ll make it back up from not having to pay daycare
My wife does part time remote work that’s on a flexible schedule though thankfully so we’ll make it back up from not having to pay daycare
This post was edited on 4/9/26 at 11:34 am
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:33 am to Tifway419
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Not only do I have to pay for private school for my children because the public option is worthless, but I also have to pay for other people’s tuition I don’t even know…
there's a fix for this
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:35 am to Topwater Trout
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makes you wonder how poor people have so many kids
Government-supported, and they make compromises that people in the middle class will not.
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