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[โ€“] [email protected] 41 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I sort of see the appeal of having kids, but I can barely keep things together for myself. There's no way I can support myself and kids. Even with my boyfriends income and mine, it's just not realistic.

[โ€“] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is the key behind the fertility crisis of first world countries. SHITS TOO EXPENSIVE. A house is 10 years worth of income, college like 3 years worth, a car (which needs to be replaced every 5-10 years) around a years worth, plus food, bills, taxes and all of this other shit makes it impossible.

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago

Yearly childcare is a years worth of income in plenty of places, so there's that too.