The unusual ways Western parents raise children

Re:The unusual ways Western parents raise children by lotsofpulp on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:18PM (#26255208)

But not for doctors. The lower end of the household income range I listed is achievable by doctors alone. I would also presume doctors are more often than not marrying lawyers on the higher end of the income scale.

Bottom line, based on numerous personal experiences and pay data, I do not expect lawyer/doctor families to have the quality of life the person I was responding to claim they have, on average.

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Re:The unusual ways Western parents raise children by bluGill on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @09:32PM (#26259021)

You are confusing quality of life with money saved for a rainy day. So long as the income holds out they are not much different, but when bad times come one is in trouble

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Re:The unusual ways Western parents raise children by lotsofpulp on Thursday February 25, 2021 @04:11AM (#26261101)

Who is not much different? Surely having six figures of extra free cash flow makes a different in quality of life compared to 80% of the population.

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Re:The unusual ways Western parents raise children by bluGill on Thursday February 25, 2021 @09:18AM (#26262958)

How is flying first class to your cruise ship where you have to most expensive cabin (complete with a full size grand piano) a higher quality of life than a week camping in a nearby state park? The first vacation will set you back at least $20,000, the second $300.

If you are asking about the difference between $10k and $20k that is a big difference. If you are asking about $60k vs $600k, the difference is not nearly as big even though the first is double, with the second is 10x.

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