There's just too much to comment on, so let's just take on a few of them at once ...
1. According to this article based on a report from the Department of Agriculture, it costs $241,080 - 3% more than last year - to raise a child born in 2012 from birth to age 18. This does not include the cost of college. You can read or download the full report here, calculate the cost of raising your child here, or just look at this cool summary infographic (click it to giganticize it, or see it online in various larger sizes here):
- 84% of men and 58% of women said that men paid for most dating expenses.
- 39% of women hoped men would not ask them to contribute.
- 44% of women were annoyed when men “expected” women to pay.
- 44% of men said they would stop seeing women who never pay for dates.
- 64% of men believed women should pick up from time to time, though 76% said they felt “guilty” saying so.
- 4 in 10 men and women said that dating expenses were usually shared within the first month, and nearly three-fourths (74%) of men and 83% of women said they’re shared by the sixth-month mark.
So much for the gazillions of dollars I spent through high school, college, and my inter-marriage period trying to impress the ladies with my fiscal independence.
4. People do many strange things nowadays, such as voting for hysterically ultra-far-right Republicans and brain dead ultra-far-left Democrats. Back in 1959, they did things that were strange, but made more sense than GOP fiscal and social policies. Like outhouse stuffing ...
And I gotta go to work. Have a good day. More thoughts coming.
Bilbo
4 comments:
Amazing and scary data. I'm glad we reared our two children and they're grown and self-supporting. Right now my wife is providing moral support to our daughter.
You are literally correct.
Literally in what way?
When you feed a guy at your place, does it count as paying for dating expenses?
Those financial costs may be a subtle form of birth control!
Yes, Angel, it does. I was happy to exchange paying for dinner out for having Chris prepare a a meal at her place. It was a long time ago but I'd wager that any woman that can prepare a great meal (Chris still can!) will score a great deal of points by preparing dinner for their guy!
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