http://whyismarko.com/2008/the-cost-of-raising-children/ life, faith, youth ministry, emerging church, leadership, whimsy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:12:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://whyismarko.com/2008/the-cost-of-raising-children/comment-page-1/#comment-848384 Great Reads for March 7 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:38:26 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=2557#comment-848384 [...] The Cost of Raising Children: With child number 2 on the way, this post came at an inopportune time for me. Yikes! [...] [...] The Cost of Raising Children: With child number 2 on the way, this post came at an inopportune time for me. Yikes! [...]

]]> http://whyismarko.com/2008/the-cost-of-raising-children/comment-page-1/#comment-844326 Dan Rosch Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:46:24 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=2557#comment-844326 My oldest is 7, we have already passed the mark probably with the cost of washing his bedding and feeding him. Plus with the cost of gas, it's probably tripled the mark. My oldest is 7, we have already passed the mark probably with the cost of washing his bedding and feeding him. Plus with the cost of gas, it’s probably tripled the mark.

]]> http://whyismarko.com/2008/the-cost-of-raising-children/comment-page-1/#comment-843976 Josh(ua) Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:50:45 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=2557#comment-843976 Ugh... What a great form of birth control! Ugh… What a great form of birth control!

]]> http://whyismarko.com/2008/the-cost-of-raising-children/comment-page-1/#comment-843407 kent Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:21:25 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=2557#comment-843407 You know I looked at that and then I figured out what the income was over those years. if I am spending say, oh $300,000 to raise a child but I am taking in on average $80k a year over that time, that is over 1.4 million dollars. That takes to bite out of raising that bundle of joy. You know I looked at that and then I figured out what the income was over those years. if I am spending say, oh $300,000 to raise a child but I am taking in on average $80k a year over that time, that is over 1.4 million dollars. That takes to bite out of raising that bundle of joy.

]]> http://whyismarko.com/2008/the-cost-of-raising-children/comment-page-1/#comment-843194 Kathy Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:55:34 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=2557#comment-843194 yes, but at least your kids will be around to take care of you, and laugh at your farts in your old age . . . yes, but at least your kids will be around to take care of you, and laugh at your farts in your old age . . .

]]> http://whyismarko.com/2008/the-cost-of-raising-children/comment-page-1/#comment-842983 Tom C Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:16:56 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=2557#comment-842983 OK. I didn't read this post at all. And I'm not going to. My wife and I are planning to start a family and frankly I have no desire to know exactly how much it'll cost! OK. I didn’t read this post at all. And I’m not going to. My wife and I are planning to start a family and frankly I have no desire to know exactly how much it’ll cost!

]]> http://whyismarko.com/2008/the-cost-of-raising-children/comment-page-1/#comment-842751 Brett Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:46:52 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=2557#comment-842751 Wow, I should really take my parents out to Olive Garden or something... Wow, I should really take my parents out to Olive Garden or something…

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