I mean no disrespect, but over what general time period did you do that?
I’m curious what you’ll find if you were to shop around for current-day prices and add up the costs of the lifestyle you lived (house/rent, car, food, taxes, etc.). Then compare to what a “modest salary” means today.
Many people have done this exercise and come to the conclusion that it’s a lot more difficult now than it was in the past to live a “normal life”. This is by design, of course.
THIS. It's all about living within one's means. Too many people have to have the newest, the biggest, the fastest, etc., then don't have money for what's really important.
Raising children and showing them how to live within your means, is one of the best things for them.
Also people 20-30 claiming kids are “too expensive” and aren’t procreating. Very sad states of affairs.
those type of people are to enamored with comfort, consumption and lack of responsibility.
My wife and I decided to have kids and have her stay at home with them on a modest salary. We made it work.
I mean no disrespect, but over what general time period did you do that?
I’m curious what you’ll find if you were to shop around for current-day prices and add up the costs of the lifestyle you lived (house/rent, car, food, taxes, etc.). Then compare to what a “modest salary” means today.
Many people have done this exercise and come to the conclusion that it’s a lot more difficult now than it was in the past to live a “normal life”. This is by design, of course.
Well we didn't live a "normal" life, but we were happy. The kids were blissfully ignorant of our poverty.
THIS. It's all about living within one's means. Too many people have to have the newest, the biggest, the fastest, etc., then don't have money for what's really important.
Raising children and showing them how to live within your means, is one of the best things for them.