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[โ€“] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 25 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm definitely not having kids for this reason, and many more. I'm doing I'd say okay right now. I'm stable ish. Why would I want to change that at all? I see my peers having kids and immediately they can't afford to even go out to eat, and don't have time to get a beer once every 4 months. They chose that, I don't hold them against it, but why would I risk where I am for that?

[โ€“] Cordyceps@sopuli.xyz 5 points 4 days ago

Logically speaking it is definitely a hard sell. I imagine a lot more planning goes into having them these days, and the financial burden is considerable with all the other costs rising as well.