Reply #56: That's $11,400.00 a year ... per child.

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Have a couple ... or more ... and they'll take a big bite out of anybody'd budget.

Not saying that it's impossible (obviously parents have been doing it for years ... with much less) ... but parenting undeniably involves a big slice of parental self-sacrifice.

P.S. Per your previous post (to another poster) ... it will go a lot better if parents use sound financial planning, ... and are disciplined, ... so that neither they, nor their children, ... will have to have the latest, most recognized, name-brand or gadget.

You may as well wait till you get the house to have the kids ... you'll need one soon after ... and the smart thing will be to begin to invest now to fund your kids' college costs.