Current Events > Why is having your own family more expensive than being single?

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If you make $50K annually on average while being single vs. making a household income of $100K with your wife, isn't the latter a good thing? In fact, I think you break even.

2+ people cost more to maintain than one.
Duh.

uua?
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You don't break even, you're pooling resources and you end up much better off. The problem, however, is remaining DINK. You add rugrats into the equation and the money just starts disappearing.
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But you get moved into a lower tax bracket when you're married, and you get to claim children as dependents. Plus there are the saved expenses you get from living with a spouse.

Questionmarktarius posted...

2+ people cost more to maintain than one.
Duh.

Single guy making $50K vs. Married couple with a kid or two making $50K each.

Do the math.

r4X0r posted...

You don't break even, you're pooling resources and you end up much better off. The problem, however, is remaining DINK. You add rugrats into the equation and the money just starts disappearing.

You dont know shit.

FFVII_REMAKE posted...

r4X0r posted...

You don't break even, you're pooling resources and you end up much better off. The problem, however, is remaining DINK. You add rugrats into the equation and the money just starts disappearing.

You dont know shit.

Two people making $50,000 on their own have higher costs of living vs two people making $50,000 living in the same home pooling resources. It's not until kids enter the equation that it starts getting expensive.
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Yeah being in a DINK situation is awesome.
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FFVII_REMAKE posted...

r4X0r posted...

You don't break even, you're pooling resources and you end up much better off. The problem, however, is remaining DINK. You add rugrats into the equation and the money just starts disappearing.

You dont know shit.

That's funny coming from the guy wondering how more people = more money being spent.
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Men are expected to take the lead in everything, including bill paying.

You will spend some of that 50k on your partner. Either through bills, or gifts, or activities that you otherwise wouldn't have.
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FFVII_REMAKE posted...

r4X0r posted...

You don't break even, you're pooling resources and you end up much better off. The problem, however, is remaining DINK. You add rugrats into the equation and the money just starts disappearing.

You dont know shit.

What? He's exactly right...
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