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In reply to the discussion: (Suze Orman)Apparently Poor & Middle Class People Shouldn't Have Babies [View all]iris27
(1,951 posts)21. They are running $900 in the red every month. Until they can get that straightened out,
no, they should NOT be having another child. A second kid will add extra expenses to that total....even more so if Mom wants to stay home. Maybe Suze should have been recommending ways they can cut back, and steps to take to get their financial house in order, but as their life stands now, no way. Their first kid is just a toddler; they need to take a year or two to fix their finances and ideally save up a little bit against future expenses.
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(Suze Orman)Apparently Poor & Middle Class People Shouldn't Have Babies [View all]
The Straight Story
Dec 2011
OP
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
"Their expenses are $6500/mo. They make $5600/mo" Obviously that's not working.
alphafemale
Dec 2011
#3
Your response illustrates what (for me) is so despicable about those contemplating having children
Uranus Needs Men
Dec 2011
#11
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
I agree, though I haven't read her exact words. It's much more expensive to have children
napi21
Dec 2011
#26