The cost of raising children
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Topic: The cost of raising children
Posted By: Paws
Subject: The cost of raising children
Date Posted: 07 November 2006 at 7:32pm
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This was posted on another forum and I thought it was just too good not to share with all. Something absolutely positive for a change.
The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140.00 for a middle income family. Talk about price shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition. But $160,140.00 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into: * $ 8,896.66 a year, * $741.38 a month, or * $171.08 a week. * That's a mere $24.24 a day! * Just over a dollar an hour. Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be "rich." Actually, it is just the opposite. What do you get for your $160,140.00? * Naming rights. First, middle, and last! * Glimpses of God every day * Giggles under the covers every night. * More love than your heart can hold. * Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs. * Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies. * A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate. * A partner for blowing bubbles and flying kites. * Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day. For $160,140.00, you never have to grow up. You get to: * finger-paint, * carve pumpkins, * play hide-and-seek, * catch lightning bugs, and * never stop believing in Santa Claus. You have an excuse to: * keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh, * watch Saturday morning cartoons, * go to Disney movies, and * wish on stars. * You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day. For a mere $24.24 a day, there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be a hero just for: * retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof, * taking the training wheels off a bike, * removing a splinter, * filling a wading pool, * coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless. You get a front row seat in history to witness the * first step, * first word, * first bra, * first date, and * first time behind the wheel. You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match. In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!! Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren ! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 07 November 2006 at 7:37pm
thats sooo wicked ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 07 November 2006 at 8:31pm
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Just think, you pay $1 per hour for them until they get old and then their children pay $2 per hour for them to get looked after! ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 08 November 2006 at 6:09am
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I've read this so many times and it still good.
Thanks for sharing :o) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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http://tweetytweety85.bebo.com - bebo |
Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 08 November 2006 at 8:44pm
And by the looks of things this is in US dollars, so add another third or so and you have the NZ equivilant 
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 09 November 2006 at 8:47am
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awwww so cool ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 11 November 2006 at 4:44pm
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Thats so cool and so true
Hey mummy22 your bottom ticker isn't working |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 11 November 2006 at 7:17pm
LOL so it isn't! "Error! I haven't been born yet!" what a laugh  -------------  |