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Re:The 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Bubble Is About to Burst by grishka on Friday January 13, 2023 @12:29PM (#34370917)
So, uh, you can barely afford your own needs and have no savings, but you decide to have a child?.. No offense, I'm just trying to understand your thinking and priorities.
Re:The 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Bubble Is About to Burst by asoneth on Friday January 13, 2023 @02:36PM (#34372766)
The person you are replying to had a job (likely in tech), a house, a car, and a chance at promotion when the child was conceived. That seems like a better position than most.

If your implied threshold for conceiving a child is that you must have acquired all of these things plus enough savings to weather unexpected medical events and extended job loss then that seems like a threshold that the majority of couples will not reach during their childbearing years.

Re:The 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Bubble Is About to Burst by Sakos on Saturday January 14, 2023 @10:10AM (#34380859)
This is the biggest reason why people aren't having kids in the US and much of the West. Nobody actually can afford it anymore.
Re:The 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Bubble Is About to Burst by nocsi on Saturday January 14, 2023 @11:00PM (#34386608)
Usually having a child in a capitalist society would humble somebody. At least instead of money, they’ll have plenty of time to spend with their child