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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you guys know how much housing and childcare cost around here?

I'm the person who posted in the furlough thread about feeling stupid for. buying 3 pieces of furniture. For context, my living room has had literally only seating i have scavenged from the curb for free for the last 2.5 years.  Finally I got tired of living off other people's trash and spent $300 on a used coffee table and 2 chairs. Replacing the trash couch is still too expensive, that will wait. And i still don't have curtains, just cheap blinds.

Meanwhile, I have spent $1500/month on day care during this period, and until I got a federal job this spring i was spending $900/month for family health insurance. But you really think it's consumerism that holds people back from saving? How deeply out of touch and moralistic. [/quote]

That's your situation.

From the other thread, people are talking about Prada and Gucci and plane tickets and cleaning services...and yet they say money is tight. Isn't that consumerism? Over spending?

Housing and day care are expensive. Therefore, people must minimize housing costs and make tough decisions about when to have a baby, how many kids to have, etc. And obviously two incomes tend to be better than one. [/quote]

Omg, Poors shouldn’t have kids.

And minimize housing costs? Pray tell how?

And btw, pretty sure if they are paying for day care, they have two incomes!![/quote]

Single parents need daycare, too.

People shouldn't have kids they can't afford (and they certainly shouldn't have a handful of kids).

People shouldn't live above their means. Nobody is entitled to a fancy apartment with lots of amenities or a McMansion in the best school district. Some housing is more expensive than others. Choose wisely.

And nobody is entitled to a new car or new iPhone on a regular basis. I've noticed that everyone I know who lives paycheck to paycheck has a newer car and newer phone than I do. I drive my cars until they die (12 years or so); ditto for my phone. [/quote]

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