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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry, it's hard.  We saved significantly before we had kids and we bought the house that we wanted to raise kids in.  It would have been much harder to save enough after kids.  But this is part of why we didn't have kids until 9 years after we got married.

But some good ideas.  I work a full-time job, but I have a second job that I work weekly that gives me about $3000 per year.  Before kids, that money went to the house fund.  Now, after kids, some of that money goes to a splurge of a monthly housecleaning service that helps keep us from being completely exhausted and the rest goes into a fund for when our 9 year old car dies (I'm hoping it will make it to 15 years, and it seems to be in great shape now, so possible).  Picking up a part-time job, even if only seasonal is a good idea to help create a house fund.[/quote]

That's great, but that's 9 years you lose with your kids. 9 years you lose with your future grandchildren. Waiting to have kids is a pretty big sacrifice for a material object. I personally don't think it's worth it.[/quote]

Well, enjoy living with your kids in an apartment, then.

You can't have your cake and eat it, too, honey. [/quote]

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