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Originally Posted by Hesla

That was some crazy high number thrown out by a study. I have seen it range anywhere from 100k - 740k .

Here is a calculator from the US

http://www.babycenter.com/cost-of-ra...ild-calculator

IF you pay for their College education it can get pretty pricey.

I used it, it told me over 1/2 million per kid.

It attributed 40% of my housing/utility costs to 1 child. I have two, so I highly doubt they are responsible for 80%. In fact I think if I didn't have childern I would probably have a house that costs ~ the same amount, it just might be a different style of house in a different neighborhood.

It also attributed over 80% of my annual transportation cost to childern.


I think in a couple years I might become an early adapter of this. I have also been reluctant on the vasectomy front, after a few horror stories.