My child has been more expensive so far, but this is partly because the love of my life is not on a thrift drive and values convenience, and because I and other family haven’t been around as much to help out because of work. I think these estimates rely on both parents having a commitment to reducing spend well below the rest of society. Otherwise I think double the gear, food etc. and its still very easy, but factor in a large loss in expected wages for the primary carer over the long term.
My child has been more expensive so far, but this is partly because the love of my life is not on a thrift drive and values convenience, and because I and other family haven’t been around as much to help out because of work. I think these estimates rely on both parents having a commitment to reducing spend well below the rest of society. Otherwise I think double the gear, food etc. and its still very easy, but factor in a large loss in expected wages for the primary carer over the long term.