Not a poll,but a subject for discussion about the effect of having children on personal finances.
The number of children per family has steadily decreased since 1976... at which time we had four boys.
Among Mothers, Family Size is Shrinking | Pew Research Center
What kind of effect do you see based on the number of children in the family, as regards the family financial situation?
I could find very little current information about the relationship of net worth in families based on the number of children. This older(almost incomprehensible) article (.pdf) was the nearest.
https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/2010/retrieve.php?pdfid=294
The current estimated cost to raise a child from birth to age 17,is $233,600.
(does not include college)
https://money.cnn.com/2017/01/09/pf/cost-of-raising-a-child-2015/index.html
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Other than taxes, what kind of pluses or minuses do you see that might affect net worth?
What does this mean for the future?
Do you see any societal effects, either in perception or action?
How does the number of children affect the likelihood of retiring early?
Your general thoughts... including "what might have been?"
The number of children per family has steadily decreased since 1976... at which time we had four boys.
Among Mothers, Family Size is Shrinking | Pew Research Center
What kind of effect do you see based on the number of children in the family, as regards the family financial situation?
I could find very little current information about the relationship of net worth in families based on the number of children. This older(almost incomprehensible) article (.pdf) was the nearest.
https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/2010/retrieve.php?pdfid=294
The current estimated cost to raise a child from birth to age 17,is $233,600.
(does not include college)
https://money.cnn.com/2017/01/09/pf/cost-of-raising-a-child-2015/index.html
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Other than taxes, what kind of pluses or minuses do you see that might affect net worth?
What does this mean for the future?
Do you see any societal effects, either in perception or action?
How does the number of children affect the likelihood of retiring early?
Your general thoughts... including "what might have been?"
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