Bizarre news story (page 7)

alamb

Bigboi:
Just a note:
School lunch alone for a child is $150. That is one of three meals plus snacks a day. And we all know all that is in most bachelor's fridges is beer and salsa. I agree that children do not pay rent or mortgages but to support a child they need a place under a roof and a 4 bedroom house or apartment costs considerably more than a studio.

bigboi

Larc,

Pll are throwing a lot of facts n figures around here. What ever lifestyle you want to give your kids I don't care it isn't my concern. However, spending 10,000-20,000 a yr on ONEkid to me seems a bit farfetched. I could understand if that money was used to suport a entire household. However, it doesn't take that much to suuport ONE kid. That's what we were talking about originally.
Did I say it was cheap? No, I did not. Hoewever it is up to both parentsto care for a child. Again I say child support is just that. CHILD SUPPORT. It isn't for anyone else just the child plain and simple.

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bigboi

"it ain't what ya do. it's how you do it" quote from the song "True Honeybunz" by Bahamadia

Billygoat

bigboi, where do you get the information that it takes less than $900 a month to care for a child. If you don't have any kids, then you don't know. Isn't it a little prideful to take a stand on something you haven't experienced yourself??? That's like a man saying he understands what birth pangs are like. Someone that has not birthed a child doesn't have a clue! But then again, perhaps you're arguing your viewpoint because you begrudgingly owe child support yourself? Not being sarcastic...just curious...

Billygoat

alamb

Challenge for bigboi:
Take any one of our children for a day with $30 in your pocket. Hint: Better skip the mall. Did we include a larger car and more fuel to run kids around...no economobile will work with 6 passengers.

bigboi

Billygoat:

I'm surprised it took that long for someone to say that. No, I don't owe any child support, I hope. I dont even have kids, I hope. I stand by my statement. It doesn't take 900 a month to raise a single child. Nowhere near it. Now some may choose to spend that much but it doesn't take that much on a consistent regular basis to raise a kid. Period. No doubt, there are a lot of expenses involved in raising kids. Not that kind of money regularly, for one kid, no.

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bigboi

"it ain't what ya do. it's how you do it" quote from the song "True Honeybunz" by Bahamadia

Andee

However, spending 10,000-20,000 a yr on ONEkid to me seems a bit farfetched

Like I have written before, the amount of support is RELATIVE. If the NCP is making 200 grand a year and the CP is making 50 grand the kids lifestyle should reflect BOTH of those incomes. That means using the 17% method described by Just A Thought that would amount to $34,000 a year. Now, if that means that the CP could then afford a nicer place to live and the kids life could better reflect that of the wealthier parent. Life style upgrade?? After a divorce it wouldn't be. Think about it.

Andee

larc

bigboi,

Are you a dim bulb. LDH gave you itemized figures for a good life for a child. Waiting gave you some average figures, including unexpected and very expensive costs that have to be factored in. As I told you, I am spending 50 per month for a very modest contribution for my grand daughter's college education. She is nine now. If I were to pay for all of her college tuition. I would have to contribute about 400 per month for the next eight years. Again, that would not include books (average cost 80 dollars per book) or room and board.

Why don't you come up with your own numbers instead of asserting that other people are wrong. Include the costs of food, rent, clothing, toys, medical insurance, life insurance on yourself, uninsured medical costs, lunch money for school, sports equipement, music lessons, college, weddings, very expensive auto insurance when your kid turns 16, etc., etc., etc.,

bigboi

Andee:

I agree with that. That makes sense. It would still be a lifestyle uprade though. The cp now has access to an additional 34,000 dollars per yr. You have to admit that all that won't be spent on the child. So, it is like the cp is getting a lifestyle upgrade. How is it not? Hell just 5,000 bucks a yr would help me out alot. Your talking about this person getting almost double their salary, coming directy to them to be used at their discretion. That's significant. If it ain't the I don't know what is.

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bigboi

"it ain't what ya do. it's how you do it" quote from the song "True Honeybunz" by Bahamadia

bigboi

Larc:

Keep your insults my unleavened friend. I don't get down with you like that OK. I have an opinion, am I not entitled to have one? Why get upset with me because my opinions are different from yours?

Like I said I think her figures are overblown. Nobody's posting actual reciepts or anything that show how much they actually spend every month on their children. I know it's nowhere near 20,000/yr per child though. That's what Ive been contesting all along. They may get that much, hell I see nothing wrong with that. However, nobody's gonna tell me it takes that much to raise ONE kid. Like I've said several times before, I know kids ain't cheap, but they don't have to that expensive either.

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bigboi

"it ain't what ya do. it's how you do it" quote from the song "True Honeybunz" by Bahamadia

larc

bigboi,

Again, I shake my head. Let us suppose there is a married couple with a child. They divorce. The standard of living will drop for both. Two residences have to be maintained. Child care expenses are incurred when two adults are no longer together. The cost of medical insurance is higher on separate poicies. Car expenses go up, where one car may have been sufficient, now two are necessary. One of the two people can not claim a child as a dependent, so their taxes go up. Again, I have to say, bigboi, get real.

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