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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Living with other people - married or otherwise - really is cheaper. Complaints that your households winds up spending more on frivolous things once you’re married just illustrates that you have more surplus income to spend on that frivolous stuff.
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With marriage, often comes kids, which brings the need for a bigger home, bigger vehicle (or 2), kids expenses, more food, kids eductions, kids sport etc.
There are way more expenses that come and are not frivolous.
This also often take one person out of the work force at least part time; so you end up with 1.5X income but 3-4 people to supply for and higher base costs.
Now if it's 2 incomes and no kids, fair point; that would be cheaper.