How much do kids cost?

firsttimedad

Does anyone have access to any REAL and ACCURATE costings for children (birth to graduation?) across counties :

UK, USA anywhere else?

I need statistical information for new website - will be happy to give credit to anyone that can provide and give link back to thier site (if applicable)

Mail me or message here

bogger

Well, I did a quick googling, and found these 3 sites...

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/businessmanagement/DF5899.html
I'm sure you can figure a number yourself

http://www.babycenter.com/costofchild/
puts the cost at $535,318

http://www.csgnetwork.com/childcostcalc.html
puts it at $199,628, not including college.

I would go into more detail, but I have a dislike for children

Boffel

loryl

Or, he could be compiling results for a research project. Or, he could just be trying to figure out how much it would cost him to raise his kid. His forum name, is, after all, "firsttimedad".

Who'd want to buy kids anyways? They're whiny, loud, and have waaaaaaaaaaay too much snot, tears, and dirt on them.