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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would consider my husband and I to be very well educated but we never considered the cost per child when we were in the baby phase. We both came from families with 3+ kids and having three just felt like the right thing to do. We stopped at three for reasons of age and careers, not for money. We did spend a lot of money on childcare and educations (one year it was $130,000 for colleges) but it was worth it. We certainly spent a lot more on our three children then we did on ourselves and it was very nice when the tuition checks ended as it felt like a huge raise![/quote]

You're very well educated but never considered that the cost of raising a child is prohibitive for some?  I mean I guess if you can afford to pay $130k per year on college then money is not an issue for you so that's why it didn't cross your mind.  But talk about clueless.....[/quote]

PP - We saved and saved and saved from the day baby #1 was born and invested well which put us in a position to pay for their educations. Our vacations were limited to visiting family, we bought basic cars and we lived in a modest home but we were always very happy. Too many people aren't willing to deny themselves the luxuries of life so raising a child is prohibitive. And yes, for many lower income families the cost of raising a child is prohibitive. 
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