Having a baby
Update: Read a few weeks ago that babies born today will likely have cost their parents $300,000 by the time they (hopefully) graduate high school. WOW! It's great to be childless, methinks. Well, at least until we need someone to care for us. :Sigh:
So, our coworker brings her adorable four-week-old daughter to the office today and casually tells us when we ask that even with insurance it costs her and hubby $1,200 to bring their first healthy baby into the world. Now, add the cost of diapers, food, clothes, toys, and future college (maybe!) Yikes! In today's dollars, it also costs $83,000 to earn an MBA at UT-Austin (tuition only.) I don't know how anyone can have a baby (or more) and get an advanced degree! Eeeeeep! Now, imagine trying this all on one income! Methinks we'll keep loving our kittycat as our only baby!
So, our coworker brings her adorable four-week-old daughter to the office today and casually tells us when we ask that even with insurance it costs her and hubby $1,200 to bring their first healthy baby into the world. Now, add the cost of diapers, food, clothes, toys, and future college (maybe!) Yikes! In today's dollars, it also costs $83,000 to earn an MBA at UT-Austin (tuition only.) I don't know how anyone can have a baby (or more) and get an advanced degree! Eeeeeep! Now, imagine trying this all on one income! Methinks we'll keep loving our kittycat as our only baby!
