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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I don’t think OP is a troll because I took her post to be specifically targeted toward white collar professionals. She mentioned talking to people she knew. [/b]

So for that group, I think the claim that they cannot afford kids refers to the fact that they cannot afford to raise kids without significantly altering their standard of living or in the manner they believe kids should be raised.

I say this with appreciation for how expensive it is to raise kids. I had my first my senior year of college and my second three years later. H and I had a combined income of $75K and lived in a close in DC suburb. We made it work, but it was tight for a long time. And my kids had a wonderful childhood (are now 18 and 21 at UVA and WM, so they turned out ok!), but it probably wasn’t the childhood some white collar professional believe is needed to raise a child.

I’ve heard a lot of my friends who had kids later at way higher salaries and in much better positions economically and career wise claim they can barely afford kids. Their version and expectations for raising kids, though, was vastly different from mine.  [/quote]

That's probably the case, but many of the answers still apply. Most white collar professionals don't make six figures even at the peak of their careers and some of them might be heavily indebted, either due to their own irresponsibility or circumstances out of their control. People overestimate how much they know about someone's finances.[/quote]

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