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Missy Vixen

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5. Nobody can actually afford a child

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 06:49 PM

Dec 2011

In the meantime, it's too bad that more people don't take a hard look at the fact there are still 250,000 kids in foster care in the United States. Those kids need a family, too.

We did not have children by choice. One of the factors we took a hard look at was the financial drain. The above parents need to get a handle on why their expenses exceed their income by $900 a month before even considering having another child, IMHO.

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(Suze Orman)Apparently Poor & Middle Class People Shouldn't Have Babies [View all] The Straight Story Dec 2011 OP

Well, I agree with it to some degree Uranus Needs Men Dec 2011 #1

While their intentions are honorable, their priorities are out of whack rocktivity Dec 2011 #7

Many, many people work on different shifts and their families do just fine. It takes a lot of extra Brickbat Dec 2011 #12

they may want their child to have siblings to grow up with, to teach, to learn from, etc. CreekDog Dec 2011 #22

this is what we do Maine-ah Dec 2011 #27

Since we are all anonymous on here, may I ask shift happens Dec 2011 #32

combined income while I was working was 70k a year. Maine-ah Dec 2011 #38

I agree with Suze. DeadEyeDyck Dec 2011 #2

"Their expenses are $6500/mo. They make $5600/mo" Obviously that's not working. alphafemale Dec 2011 #3

But if they don't want her advise DeadEyeDyck Dec 2011 #6

"You CAN'T afford another kid" is exactly correct. ManiacJoe Dec 2011 #31

I agree too lakerboy Dec 2011 #4

Nobody can actually afford a child Missy Vixen Dec 2011 #5

But Suze ... frazzled Dec 2011 #8

Your response illustrates what (for me) is so despicable about those contemplating having children Uranus Needs Men Dec 2011 #11

You've got it all wrong frazzled Dec 2011 #14

Re-read your post, m'dear Uranus Needs Men Dec 2011 #15

Hello, you try re-reading frazzled Dec 2011 #28

I'm finding your posts kind of amusing cali Dec 2011 #17

What the hell! vankuria Dec 2011 #23

Jesus Christ people frazzled Dec 2011 #29

Wasn't addressing your post, sorry vankuria Dec 2011 #39

Heh, I'm sorry, too! frazzled Dec 2011 #40

How much of that income is made by the wife/mother? customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #9

They are about the same but she carries the insurance sammytko Dec 2011 #13

In a lot of places customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #24

Growing up in with constant financial stress is hard on kids REP Dec 2011 #10

Post removed Post removed Dec 2011 #16

oh codswallop. I know lots of kids who grew up relatively (and quite) poor cali Dec 2011 #18

I agree with Suze - here's my take (or story as it were) - Mira Dec 2011 #19

Forgoing a second child will not solve their income/spending problem. She should address that first. Brickbat Dec 2011 #20

They are running $900 in the red every month. Until they can get that straightened out, iris27 Dec 2011 #21

Right now they can't afford another ANYTHING! WillowTree Dec 2011 #25

I agree, though I haven't read her exact words. It's much more expensive to have children napi21 Dec 2011 #26

i don't watch videos but yah suze is right pitohui Dec 2011 #30

why would anyone ask her for advice to have another child? madrchsod Dec 2011 #33

I don't think she's saying that. She's saying people in the red shouldn't be having kids. Selatius Dec 2011 #34

I have to say on that matter, that we are over populated. juajen Dec 2011 #35

Suze estimated it costs an additional $700-1000 a month per child. boppers Dec 2011 #36

Orman is a charlatan, but... Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2011 #37