A 2021 study by the Census revealed that childless adults age 55 and older had a median net worth of $153,900 compared to $130,400 for biological parents.
First of all your kid isn’t stuck with you until you’re 18. feeding a third mouth of the house is not really that expensive. Family healthcare plans through your benefits. Isn’t that much more expensive than your spouse if you just have one kid. When people have 3+ kids that’s when it gets pricy.
So you can stop support for the kid at 10? Or 5? For you a third mouth to feed may not be expensive but to most people they are. You’re assuming that all people have corporate jobs that have health benefits but in reality they don’t.
You forgot to mention food that the kid has to eat, also medical care also college if you’re kid wants to go.
Impulsive purchases maybe returned, you’re stuck with a kid until he/she’s 18.
First of all your kid isn’t stuck with you until you’re 18. feeding a third mouth of the house is not really that expensive. Family healthcare plans through your benefits. Isn’t that much more expensive than your spouse if you just have one kid. When people have 3+ kids that’s when it gets pricy.
So you can stop support for the kid at 10? Or 5? For you a third mouth to feed may not be expensive but to most people they are. You’re assuming that all people have corporate jobs that have health benefits but in reality they don’t.