Comments on: Guest Post: How much is that Fetus gonna cost?

By: Hook a Ninja up | Punch Debt In The Face

Hook a Ninja up | Punch Debt In The Face — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:37:44 +0000

[...] pretty common amongst the blogging community, to help another out when they need it. I wrote this guest post for PFfirewall about the cost of a fetus, and this article about Debt Douchisms for Mr. Credit Card. [...]

By: Jesse

Jesse — Sat, 16 May 2009 22:37:39 +0000

Thanks J, I appreciate it. It really is life altering. With our first, I remember saying things like “I cant do that, I have a family to look after” I is really weird to have responsibility like that

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sat, 16 May 2009 00:48:46 +0000

Hells yeah dawg! Congrats again on the bebe – life-altering and awesome (at least so i've heard)

By: Jesse

Jesse — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:05:32 +0000

I agree, it probably would far exceed the cost of raising a baby. I mean as a parent you can somewhat control your child's spending of your income in certain areas, as well as finding deals on necessities but as the controlling power, it is sometimes difficult to control one's own spending.

Another interesting thing my wife and I were discussing after reading this guest post is that we don't know that many people who have had college paid for them by their parents. I am paying my own way through college, along with all my friends from high school and all my other similar age group acquaintances.

By: Wojciech @ Fiscal Fizzle

Wojciech @ Fiscal Fizzle — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:54:48 +0000

I've always been in awe about these figures. The costs of raising a baby are truly incredible!

However, I had a thought as I was reading this. I'm curious to see what the total cost is to maintain YOUR OWN LIFE during the same 18-year span.

I bet if we ran that calculation and compared the two numbers, the baby wouldn't seem like such a big money-sucker after all.