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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, I truly don’t think people have kids for status outside of some fundie groups like Mormons. They definitely do.

However, raising a kid to be MC/UMC in a coastal city is extremely expensive, especially if you are doing private school. Private college alone will run you at least 300k per kid. So that’s where the status comes in: they’ve basically turned into luxury items.[/quote]

Exactly. We stopped at two kids. I could have had a third but the cost of another college education, help with grad school, wedding and house downpayment (things we want to give our kids) would have just been that much more money. Plus also each of our two kids will get more inheritance with just the two of them. We are trying to provide a nice lifestyle plus generational wealth. Maybe that's not a worthy goal. But its true.

My sister is planning to have 4+ kids (currently has 3) on less income than we have and she only plans to "help" with college and isn't concerned about any of the things I am. And that's perfectly okay too. [/quote]

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