Don't be ridiculous. if you live anywhere outside of london £20k is enough to pay for a child.
Maybe not 2 holidays a year and nike kids trainers but they're not going to starve.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:44, 3 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

My kids have to starve so I can have 2 holidays and fancy trainers.

( Peej, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:45, Reply)

So they're NOT allowed two holidays and a pair of trainers??
You monster
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:46, Reply)

As you're not a parent you know nothing about the cost of raising a child.
So shut up.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:47, Reply)

yeah costs £350 a month just on food doesn't it, I forgot.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:48, Reply)

Nappies cost a fortune & and babies go through them like you wouldn’t believe.

Childcare costs a fortune.

They also need clothes, toys and entertaining as well as food.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:51, Reply)

Then you discover that your kid is allergic to all nappies except Pampers
and all fabric softeners except the most expensive. Then the fun really begins. And when I say 'fun', I of course mean 'perpetual poverty'.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:53, Reply)

My dear kids have plenty of food, pampers nappies, childcare, house on a mortgage more fucking toys than you can shake a stick at
and we have plenty of luxurys holidays to disneyland etc and our joint income is not £40k
( Peej, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:53, Reply)

Nappies are not necessary.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:53, Reply)

You may have a slightly different view if you ever breed.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:55, Reply)

Yes, we all say that at first.

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:56, Reply)

He hasn't got a fucking clue.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:57, Reply)

Who does?
I only figured all of this out on the fly.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 11:00, Reply)

Not only are nappies necessary
but we tried to save money by using cheap nappies once and its a false economy. Once you have cleaned baby shit out from in between the gaps in your lovely wood flooring you decide pretty quickly to go back to pampers.
( Peej, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 11:00, Reply)

Or, if you have a wife who used to work on the Pampers account at Saatchi & Saatchi
You don't get any say on what brand will be purchased.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 11:01, Reply)

Huggies all the way, yeah?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 11:04, Reply)

Huggies are shit Pampers all the way
This is much better than car chat
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 11:08, Reply)

I like scottish whiskey. Bells is my top single malt

( Peej, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 11:12, Reply)

Nappies are one of the few things where I will buy the most expensive brand
Mainly because its worth it as they don't leak
( Peej, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 11:05, Reply)

"Hello? Yeah', can I speak to Leigh please..... I would like to talk to you about an ex employee of yours..... yes.... pampers.....
... well, I was in Tesco the other day and I saw her browse the Baby asle. Nope, she defiantly considered another brand.... "
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 11:41, Reply)

Isn't the commonest bandied about figure that it takes 32 grand to bring up a kid?
Although I suppose that's over the course of its life, rather than direct yearly income. If you take that as a base though, and divide that 32,000 by 18 you get, errrrr.

Some money per year.
( Kroney, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:50, Reply)

Some facebook idiot was trying to tell me that a child costs £40000 in the first year of their life

( Peej, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:52, Reply)

Fuck that. I'll go childless and spend it all on holidays.

( Kroney, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:53, Reply)

Best idea of all ^

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 11:01, Reply)

Bit late now.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 11:02, Reply)

Not for me!

( Kroney, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 11:05, Reply)

£1778
the assumption that the costs are even over all 18 years is probably a step to far.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:53, Reply)

www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post1868304
( Kroney, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:54, Reply)

Erm, more like £220k
www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/jan/26/cost-raising-child-rises-218000

uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/cost-of-raising-a-child-soars-to-222000----085429169.html
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:53, Reply)

www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post1868304
( Kroney, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:54, Reply)

I still think thats a bollocks figure
Thats nearly 10 years wages on the average uk wage and thats just for one kid. Im sure they add the entire cost of a three bedroomed house in to that despite the fact that a childless couple would still have a house just not quite as big
( Peej, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:55, Reply)

Average UK salary is £26,500
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20442666
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:57, Reply)

Thats why I said nearly

( Peej, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 10:57, Reply)

Using the salary calculator

Yearly	Monthly	Weekly	Daily

Take Home	£20,553.60	£1,712.80	£395.26	£79.05

So over 18 years, excluding pay rises you'll earn about £360k after tax.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 11:00, Reply)

Thats why I said 10 years wages

( Peej, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 11:02, Reply)

also 360k after tax is not enough to cover 2 sprogs at £220k each and still drink a bottle of wine a night

( Peej, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 11:03, Reply)