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But $200,000 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into $16,222 a year, $1,352 a month, or $318.46 a week. That's a mere $ 49.45 a day! Just a little over $2 dollars an hour. You even get to choose the name of your child!. Factors Affecting Costs Two Parent Family
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But $200,000 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into $16,222 a year, $1,352 a month, or $318.46 a week. • That's a mere $ 49.45 a day! • Just a little over $2 dollars an hour. • You even get to choose the name of your child!
Factors Affecting Costs • Two Parent Family • Single Parent Family • Divorce
Parenting Cost Difference The cost of raising a child in a single parent home are higher. Reasons: • 2 homes • added transportation/ additional child care for working parent.
Additional Cost Factors Number of siblings Urban/Rural family Health care Income bracket (low/middle/upper) -upper income families will spend 2 x the amount that a low income family will spend per child.
Plan for future costs • Prepare for family emergencies • Purchase adequate insurance • Avoid divorce
Ultimately, of course, nobody decides for or against having a baby based purely on dollars and cents. But monetary issues do play a role.
One mother puts it this way: “It’s not that I want to spoil my kids with possessions. But I want to be able to give them some of the things that make life enjoyable for them, like going to camp, and having birthday parties.”