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Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ad campaigns for his Minecraft channel using a company credit card — bill racked up in just three weeks was supposed to be one $20 (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] 17 points 12 hours ago (5 children)

20 years ago I read an article that stuck with me ever since ... it detailed at the time that on average, whether you can afford it or not, it costs about $200,000 to raise a child to the age of 18.

So selling the kid would cut the parents losses over the 18 year period

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  • [–] 8 points 12 hours ago (1 child)

    Its a million, been a million since early 2000's (source had kids early 2000's) read about it back then- that's over there lifetime 0-18. fuck outta here with anything less, plus god forbid you have to pay child support to a mother that refuses to work, but also not spend money you pay on said children. Source fuck family court

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  • [–] 5 points 12 hours ago (1 child)

    I mean... $10k a year for survival for one human? I guess that makes sense?

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  • [–] 7 points 11 hours ago

    The article I read at the time mentioned that this was the average bare minimum .. like a single unemployed parent doing their best to raise and keep a child alive and fed until they were 18.

    The cost is higher if there are two parents paying for expenses ... and even higher if the parents have any bit of wealth

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