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[-] SSJMarx@lemm.ee 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

having a baby costs as much as a ~~decent used car~~ luxury automobile

that'd do it.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

I own two used cars and, after inflation, both of them combined cost me less than the birth of my first kid.

Used? After 20 years children cost well above half a mil. When you factor in all of the food, clothing, sitters, school, trips, and of course college, you've set yourself back by quite a bit

[-] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

This doesn't even factor in the monetary value of the parent's time

[-] derf82@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Way more than any car I’ve bought.

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