Cost of Rearing a Child Rises to $234,000
http://refreshingnews99.blogspot.in/2012/06/cost-of-rearing-child-rises-to-234000.html
How much do you make every year, huh? Net? That's quite a sum to flush down the toilet if you're at the low end of the economic spectrum. Quite frankly, I'd rather spend that on myself, not to mention not losing my freedom of movement, or my sleep over some screaming brat that needs to be fed several times a night or day.