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[quote=Anonymous]I used to wonder where the huge costs of childraising are in media quoted figures.

When I studied how the figures were put together, a big assumption is that you buy a bigger house to raise kids.  That's not true for my family.  We never ended up moving.  So the incremental real estate cost of my kids is $0.  In a lot of estimates, that's $10s of thousands per child.

I feel that my greatest cash expenses were gender neutral (lost maternal wages & career momentum, daycare, college, travel/vacations).

I would bet that teenage boy food and girls' excess clothing budget would offset each other.

I (a female) paid for most of my wedding and reception.  Groom was a grad student and his parents paid just for the rehearsal dinner.  My parents bought my dress and paid for the church flowers and some decor.  It was maybe a $20K wedding for 100 in today's terms.

I have no idea what to expect from my sons regarding future wedding chipping in.

I really think childcare costs and concerns are the hardest to plan for and cope with.  Those are definitely gender-neutral.
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