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[quote=Anonymous]I think it sounds like you have very little understanding of what quality of life means when you have children. You could maybe do it on your money, but it assumes that you will basically never do anything fun with your kids. I have 2 kids and we spend around $20k a year on food. They need clothing, shoes that fit, shampoo, birthday presents, school supplies. I need clothing, shoes that fit, shampoo, etc. If you want to send them to preschool, that is not free. You might not like the local (sort of free) public schools, and tuition is expensive. Transportation is expensive. Your supposedly sufficient income doesn't go as far as you think.

I think your plan sounds like a little boy libertarian fantasy, which sounds appropriate for a man who lived with his parents and didn't date so he could "be independent" and "retire early" when that actually means that you will be restricted in what you can do by your chosen lack of income. There are ways to work for a salary that don't involve feeling like "a slave" as you put it. Your fantasy of independence is just that - a fantasy.[/quote]

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