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The price to raise a child? $222,360.

Posted Jun 11th, 2010 at 9:22 AM and seen
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Start saving up your pennies, parents-to-be. According to a newly released government estimate, a middle-income, two-parent family will spend an average of $222,360 to raise a child born in 2009. The price tag only includes costs up to age 17, so parents also need to account for skyrocketing college tuition and the amount spent when little Billy moves back home with his $40K sociology degree and a dream of becoming a reality TV star.

Full story, including a breakdown of the numbers, at NPR.

Prepare for babies.

 Annie Colbert

Comments (7)

Jun 11, 2010
Annie Colbert said...
Btw, that baby is smiling while saying "Ha ha, suckers."
Jun 11, 2010
idnapper said...
Yeah you could buy a house for that amount. It'd be empty and sad though when you die alone.
Jun 11, 2010
idnapper said...
BTW False headline - That is not the price/cost it is the "spend" by a particular segment of society.
Jun 11, 2010
td8079 said...
That's a lot of retirement money. Life is full of choices...
Jun 11, 2010
evereadyfreddy said...
“& then the sweet little thing won’t even give you a phone call!”
Jun 11, 2010
@justinsrecovery said...
That unbelievable, now add a special needs child and I'd love to see them figure those numbers out...
Jun 11, 2010
serhat said...
funny guest is expensive guest =)

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