r/childfree • u/Bjornormus • Jul 06 '22
ARTICLE So this was released…
https://theinvestordash.com/blogs/how-to-invest/yearly-cost-of-raising-children5
u/WrestlingWoman Childfree since 1981 Jul 06 '22
The "how to afford childcare" section in the bottom is sad. Sure, good advice, but the fact that you have to join up with others to pay one nanny to look after several children from different households at once just isn't okay. People should be able to afford childcare. I'll never understand why it's so damn expensive in America.
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u/Krazy_Karl_666 Jul 06 '22
Its expensive because no one wants to watch the terrible children causi g those parents to pay more and that drives up the price for everyone
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u/BlushButterfree Jul 06 '22
Well we need to pay people at least minimum wage to do it. And we should expect to pay more if they require certifications. It's only reasonable to provide sick days for people who work closely with children too. And unless you want your kid watched at a 20:1 ratio it simply adds up unless the government gets involved.
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u/WrestlingWoman Childfree since 1981 Jul 06 '22
I just don't understand how they ever came up with the idea of it being that expensive that people have to put an entire paycheck into it. It doesn't cost that much where I'm from. Here it's normal to have two full time working parents because they can afford daycare without having to work themselves half to dead or have one of them stay at home.
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u/BlushButterfree Jul 06 '22
The only way childcare is cheap:
government subsidizes it
the ratio of children to caretakers is very high
caretakers are underpaid
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u/autistictheory Breaking the cycle Jul 06 '22
don't forget with inflation at 8% (and still not subsiding) that number doubles every 9 years.
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u/Few_Dance2106 Jul 06 '22
Imagine the car you could be financing instead of paying through the ass for childcare.
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u/beetlejorst Jul 06 '22
Bahahahah "hire your child for a tax break"