Thursday, August 13, 2009
Cost To Raise Child Exceeds $200,000
According to a report from the United States Department of Agriculture, it will cost a total of $221,190 to raise a child born in 2008. What do you think?
Dan Triphan,
Dock Hand
"Yeah, sure, but only if you plan on being a good parent."
Jim Quansah,
Fan Balancer
"Sixty thousand of that alone is for boxed juice."
Susie Wise,
Radiation Monitor
"I've figured out it’s much more economical to shuffle them off to some adoptive family and then reenter their lives a few years before I’ll need home care."
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