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2. If you don't have kids, your money is simply spent on non kid things.

Wed May 25, 2022, 08:10 AM

May 2022

Including savings.

The decision to have or not have kids is highly personal, and a case can be made for either.

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How Much Money Do You Really Save by Not Having Kids? [View all] question everything May 2022 OP

I was able to retire at age 52. multigraincracker May 2022 #1

+1.. mitch96 Jun 2022 #6

Having children would have sunk me Random Boomer Oct 2022 #8

I think you'll be fine. multigraincracker Oct 2022 #9

If you don't have kids, your money is simply spent on non kid things. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2022 #2

A comment, which I snipped, was that having a kid to take care of you question everything May 2022 #3

True, especially because there are no guarantees PoindexterOglethorpe May 2022 #4

Exactly Rebl2 Jun 2022 #5

This is astonishing: PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2022 #7

Post removed Post removed Oct 2022 #10