Comments on: Measuring the Cost of Children http://frugalhacks.com/2009/09/07/measuring-cost-children/ Good stewardship in action. How do you do it? Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:10:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: kimc http://frugalhacks.com/2009/09/07/measuring-cost-children/comment-page-1/#comment-5321 kimc Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:31:23 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=1460#comment-5321 Oh, I love this post! Isn't it wonderful how often God blesses us for obedience, and makes the wisdom of the world into foolishness? We don't have children for the financial advantages, but they certainly *DO* come with financial advantages. Meanwhile, many people avoid having children because of the perceived financial disadvantages. Not only are they missing out on the simple joys of parenting, but also all the advantages you mentioned and more. Not too long ago, it was widely held that the poor *needed* children because they were so poor. Children were known as a source of wealth, worldly and otherwise. Oh, I love this post!
Isn’t it wonderful how often God blesses us for obedience, and makes the wisdom of the world into foolishness?
We don’t have children for the financial advantages, but they certainly *DO* come with financial advantages. Meanwhile, many people avoid having children because of the perceived financial disadvantages.
Not only are they missing out on the simple joys of parenting, but also all the advantages you mentioned and more.
Not too long ago, it was widely held that the poor *needed* children because they were so poor. Children were known as a source of wealth, worldly and otherwise.

]]> By: Forest http://frugalhacks.com/2009/09/07/measuring-cost-children/comment-page-1/#comment-5320 Forest Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:16:09 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=1460#comment-5320 Children are a wonderful gift and it's a very harsh thing when people measure them only by money. Sadly you do need a fairly good grounding otherwise you could give the children a life time of misery ultimately leading to them being depressed etc etc etc. Not saying you need to be rich but you do need to make sure that basic provisions and a sound understanding of the world can be given to them. The children are our future and I believe frugality and cutting back on consumption will save this world from a lot of problems, so the real cost of children depends on how we educate them and what they give back to our planet. Sorry that's a bit dramatic :) but you get my drift!! Children are a wonderful gift and it’s a very harsh thing when people measure them only by money. Sadly you do need a fairly good grounding otherwise you could give the children a life time of misery ultimately leading to them being depressed etc etc etc. Not saying you need to be rich but you do need to make sure that basic provisions and a sound understanding of the world can be given to them.

The children are our future and I believe frugality and cutting back on consumption will save this world from a lot of problems, so the real cost of children depends on how we educate them and what they give back to our planet.

Sorry that’s a bit dramatic :) but you get my drift!!

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