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    • Are you serious?? 5/23/2008
    I was about to blast this article as being selfish and heartless, but I suppose that anyone comparing the joys of having kids against investing that money instead would probably be doing their unborn children a favor by investing their money instead... and perhaps their parents should have made that same decision too!

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      • Expectation Dependent 1/16/2010
      It all depends on what you want to spend and your expectations. We have three children ages 7, 12 and 17. I have kept very close track of our spending for decades. It costs us about $2,000 per child per year. So for 18 years that is $36,000. Everything else is a luxury and you can choose to spend.

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        • RE: 1/18/2010
        So do you consider preschool a luxury? What about health care? I know I spend a lot more than $2,000 per year just on that for my kids. That isn't even to mention food, clothing and other basic necessities. While I do agree that much of what they mention in the article could be considered a "luxury" I think expecting to spend that little could be unrealistic. Granted, it probably makes a big difference where you live. Raising a kid in New York City is going to be a lot more expensive than raising a kid in rural Nebraska for example.

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