Increase in cost of running the family

[Lubang Bawah]

This friend of mine now complain so much because of the new child adding to his family. If we reduce the child bearing to the amount we can take care , it will reduce the heat we are feeling from the bad economy experience.

actually it doesn't matter if you add any number of children if it's already your responsibility to build a family.
your friend should not have to complain about it all. because if someone has the intention to build a household, they will know everything that must be done, such as raising children, etc. and your friend should think how to continue to be able to earn money to raise his family to survive, it would be better than complaining about the new child

People who think that our lives are governing the presence of children is a gift and grace, we must believe that the presence of children will increase other income, a big mistake if we think to limit the child, precisely when we many children then we will get income that has never been We think.

[Dickiy]

The situation of bringing up the family is not easy and I think one way to helping ourselves not to add more financial burden is by reducing the number of children we give birth to. This can help.

reduce children?
I am very taboo with those words, it can be very wild to understand whether it is sold, killed, given to families who need children, or put in orphanages.

I think you only need to determine a plan to have children when you already have enough savings to finance your child to avoid the same incident as your friend.

[xSkylarx]

The situation of bringing up the family is not easy and I think one way to helping ourselves not to add more financial burden is by reducing the number of children we give birth to. This can help.

reduce children?
I am very taboo with those words, it can be very wild to understand whether it is sold, killed, given to families who need children, or put in orphanages.

I think you only need to determine a plan to have children when you already have enough savings to finance your child to avoid the same incident as your friend.

It's strange how he'll reduce his children. I think he just misphrased it; what he means is not to give birth again if the financial status of the family is not stable. Planning is really the key and also savings before adding another child, since it would be a burden to you and your family if you added a child and your financial capability was not ready. But I noticed that many of my friends and relatives have three or more children and only the husband works, but they are still able to meet their needs. When I asked them how they did it, they mostly just said work hard and God will provide. 

[Fortify]

I see that this is reality that the cost of running the family house hold daily, weekly, monthly and yearly has increased. From different people that have complained and including friends, it is getting so much of frustration to taking good care of the family to live fine because inflation and no job. To buy basic need in the house not easy. A friend that have add a new born to his home complaining of buying diaper, provisions for the new child as expensive in addition to the expenses to take care of the other children. The situation of bringing up the family is not easy and I think one way to helping ourselves not to add more financial burden is by reducing the number of children we give birth to. This can help.

This friend of mine now complain so much because of the new child adding to his family. If we reduce the child bearing to the amount we can take care , it will reduce the heat we are feeling from the bad economy experience.

Prices have definitely got more expensive, first because supply chains got screwed up during Covid, which was on the way to fixing itself and now since Russia has waged a war on Ukraine. The war has caused all sorts of complications that were unnecessary, driving prices up across the world because commodities and food is harder to come by now. This does have a ripple effect out to family living, but it has been expensive to raise a child for a long time. It's a bit of a vicious cycle, because more children conventionally has given older generations a better standard of living as there are more people below them to keep things like wages down and suppressed. If there are fewer children around then there will be less ability to support older generations or keep things like government pensions going, so be careful what you wish to get.

[DrBeer]

There is such a thing as planning. It concerns both financial planning (income, expenses, loan repayment, etc.) and family planning. There is nothing inadequate here, but family planning is also an important point. If a friend decides to have a child / another child, he must understand that a child is both time consuming and possible difficulties (wife's pregnancy, childbirth, medicine, diapers, food, ....) as well as additional costs. No, you can, of course, lie down and not think about the fate of your children, and there are such people. But it doesn't make sense...

All of this is again correlated with the level of education or knowledge in every level of society, government policies in the economic field, and employment income, which are supporting factors in meeting family needs. We have to be farsighted if we want to live as a family as you say (any form of financing to take care of children & more) in the future.
A disaster family is very important for a family to run, but even a family that already has a financial plan will find it difficult to deal with high price increases like now.

Absolutely agree ! The lower the level of development, education, mental level - the lower the culture, in all manifestations. From culture as such, to the culture of planning seven including. The low standard of living is another factor that has become a trigger for high birth rates in such countries. Low standard of living - bad medicine, low incomes, malnutrition. This means high mortality, especially among newborns. I apologize in advance for the phrase, but it's true, in such societies they give birth to children "with a margin", so that at least a part of them can survive and grow up. Well, plus it is believed that with this approach, parents are "guaranteed" the attention of a large number of children and the opportunity to live a little better than alone ... But due to ignorance and stupidity - people do not understand that with this approach, they only exacerbate the problem. Instead of giving priority not to increasing the number of children, but to improving education, the economy, living standards ...

[Adbitco]

What I always said to my friends and I personally is to sow our clothes according to our size rather living a mare competitive life because I may say destiny aren't the same so is financial levels not same as well. Neutrally a man should only give birth to maximum of 4 children and a minimum of 1 if you must take adequate care of yourself family and for that birthing should be space in 3 years to 4 years before giving birth another children to enable the household relief from financial stressed and mental disorder which is being characterized as results of inability to accommodate the total responsibilities and pressure from wife and children. Note this is for the man of the house, and for him to live longer he must follow up with the rate at which he puts to birth.

[KingsDen]

I can say that this is a coincidence because I was in an online conference we are a man of God or pastor as it is fondly called was giving lectures on family planning based on the Christian background. The speaker was very much emphatic about the obvious need of family planning for every family.

He said that some of the Christians say that it is God that gives, therefore as many as God gives they will produce.
That is a deceit from the pit of hell and it will not do any good than to force a family into a perpetual generational poverty.

If you go to some developing countries you will see how people give birth to the amount of children that they cannot train and they cannot even feed, they will now hope on the uncles and aunties to help and train the children and when the uncles and aunties do not extend that helping hand to them they will plant in the children the idea that they are not being loved by their uncles and aunties.
The economy is very bad and every aspect of the economy is bleeding, even the rich is not finding it funny this time around. This is the right time for the government of every nation especially the developing countries to raise a campaign of family planning, thr campaign should be sustainable in order not to breed criminals and hoodlums into the already dying society.

[stomachgrowls]

I see that this is reality that the cost of running the family house hold daily, weekly, monthly and yearly has increased. From different people that have complained and including friends, it is getting so much of frustration to taking good care of the family to live fine because inflation and no job. To buy basic need in the house not easy. A friend that have add a new born to his home complaining of buying diaper, provisions for the new child as expensive in addition to the expenses to take care of the other children. The situation of bringing up the family is not easy and I think one way to helping ourselves not to add more financial burden is by reducing the number of children we give birth to. This can help.

This friend of mine now complain so much because of the new child adding to his family. If we reduce the child bearing to the amount we can take care , it will reduce the heat we are feeling from the bad economy experience.

Prices have definitely got more expensive, first because supply chains got screwed up during Covid, which was on the way to fixing itself and now since Russia has waged a war on Ukraine. The war has caused all sorts of complications that were unnecessary, driving prices up across the world because commodities and food is harder to come by now. This does have a ripple effect out to family living, but it has been expensive to raise a child for a long time. It's a bit of a vicious cycle, because more children conventionally has given older generations a better standard of living as there are more people below them to keep things like wages down and suppressed. If there are fewer children around then there will be less ability to support older generations or keep things like government pensions going, so be careful what you wish to get.

Even if that war didnt happen which rising up prices is something inevitable or simply talks about recession or inflation which it would really make our lives even more harder specially when you are just earning

that sufficient on daily living.How much more if you do have a family which needs to be raised? This is why it does really need up that proper planning and you cant just hurry out yourself on having a family
or doesnt mind off about family planning because it would really just put you up on a condition or situation where you are really that struggling on day to day living which is something that we dont really like.
This is why family planning is really very that crucial because raising up a child is really not something cheap from birth until they gets old.

[RockBell]

In some nations, the population has grown, making it increasingly difficult for families to pay their bills. In nations like Nigeria, where a particular region can have as many children as it wants without thinking about the consequences, giving birth to many children can worsen the nation's poverty rate, increase crime, and make people into criminals if they lack access to quality education and more. and looking at this the implication is not only in the family but also a problem for society.

[odunybiz]

If we reduce the child bearing to the amount we can take care , it will reduce the heat we are feeling from the bad economy experience.

Most youth getting married in Nigeria has learn to reduce child bearing to the minimum. They mostly stick to 2 or 3 children per couple.

[blockman]

reduce children?
I am very taboo with those words, it can be very wild to understand whether it is sold, killed, given to families who need children, or put in orphanages.

I think you only need to determine a plan to have children when you already have enough savings to finance your child to avoid the same incident as your friend.

It's about producing less than the usual people think about having more kids being fun. It's not about killing or the brutal way of lessening it down.
And when you start a family, you have to think of it for so many times because it's not just you and your partner will have to be taken into account but also the fruit of your love to each other if its there.
A wise man will have his finances prepare first before going into a commitment like in a relationship and be serious to start a family.

[serjent05]

People who think that our lives are governing the presence of children is a gift and grace, we must believe that the presence of children will increase other income, a big mistake if we think to limit the child, precisely when we many children then we will get income that has never been We think.

So it is ok to let children get hungry and not be able to enjoy their rights and privileges in going to school and study?  There are lots of cases where family that has lots of children failed to give them proper education due to the limited income of their parents.  Aside from that, with the given scenario that parents don't have enough money, children often become malnourished and the right to medication of children is violated because the family doesn't have money to pay the hospital or buy medicine.

Having lots of children is good, that is, if you have enough money to sustain them and for all their needs. 

I know what your point @Lubang Bawah, when children grows, they will look for jobs, so more children  more income for the family when they grow up, and parents can just sit and enjoy their old age because they have lots of work children.  A selfish thing to think for me.  You will sacrifice your children's happiness and rights so that you can get comfortable when they grow up.

reduce children?
I am very taboo with those words, it can be very wild to understand whether it is sold, killed, given to families who need children, or put in orphanages.

I think you only need to determine a plan to have children when you already have enough savings to finance your child to avoid the same incident as your friend.

I agree with you we need to have a plan for how many children we can have so that we can give them all they need.  I am against abortion or anything that will harm kids. 

[TelolettOm]

Fundamentally, each baby has their own fortune. As long as we want to work hard, we must have the chance to fulfill their needs. Sure, the costs to run the family are getting harder but it doesn't mean we have no solution. It is required to have side jobs, don't rely on our main jobs only. Get more jobs to fulfill the needs of our family, there are many jobs that we can do ourselves. We can start small businesses such as an onlineshop, do day trade, offer services, or many other things. Plans to limit the number of kids is also a possible solution, it is like the program in my country to have an ideal family number with 2 kids.

[DrBeer]

I'll have to disagree with part of your first paragraph. Despite the technological advancement of this era it is more difficult to raise a child in this time. During the old days the cost of raising a child was lesser than today. A child might not need a formal education in those times. Most of the population grow what they eat. You don't have to pay the amount of bills we pay today. Utility bills like electricity, gas, water,  streaming channels, Tv, Phone bills etc where not really there.

Taking care of yourself alone right now is difficult let alone two children. Yea I agree that some are lazy and not ready to work but you can't generalize like that.

It is not difficult to raise a child. BUT! A child needs attention, care, time. Money is not the last, but it cannot be said that it is extremely critical. You can buy a little cheaper clothes or diapers, but communicate more with the child or take him to some kind of developing kids club.
I'll be a little cynical - but people who want to have sex but don't use protection, don't have normal living conditions, or don't have prospects for raising a child are criminals! I understand that most people want children. But you need to measure your capabilities - from living conditions, and the opportunity to devote time to the child, to the place of residence, prospects for education and work.

I was in one country, quite poor, I won’t name it so as not to offend anyone, and driving around the cities I stopped in one cafe. A family worked there, father, wife and 6 children Do not believe it, while we were having dinner and enjoying the rest, dad and mom managed not only to cook, but also to devote time to the little ones, talking to them, reading something to them in books. At this time, the older children helped deliver food, collect, clean up ... And the older children knew, in addition to their native language, 2 more languages ​​- English and Spanish. And these children will have a good future, and their parents will receive care and guardianship in their old age. Unlike those families where they thoughtlessly breed, children are considered a burden, and they constantly moan that life is hard.

[doomloop]

Fundamentally, each baby has their own fortune. As long as we want to work hard, we must have the chance to fulfill their needs. Sure, the costs to run the family are getting harder but it doesn't mean we have no solution. It is required to have side jobs, don't rely on our main jobs only. Get more jobs to fulfill the needs of our family, there are many jobs that we can do ourselves. We can start small businesses such as an onlineshop, do day trade, offer services, or many other things. Plans to limit the number of kids is also a possible solution, it is like the program in my country to have an ideal family number with 2 kids.

Their fortune will depend on their parents although god has also a plan for all of us. No matter how much we try, if god doesn't want that to happen then I think it wouldn't happen. It is hard to run a family now because the prices of the basic needs are rising dramatically, this is why we should be wise if we will add more family members or not. Having a side job is fine if your family is already big and you have a limited income though you also need to consider your time.

If your main job is already too time consuming then that would be hard and that might be taxing your health already if you insist to. Remember health is wealth and once we got sick, that will be another problem. I think the best thing that we can do is to budget properly.

[dunfida]

If we reduce the child bearing to the amount we can take care , it will reduce the heat we are feeling from the bad economy experience.

Most youth getting married in Nigeria has learn to reduce child bearing to the minimum. They mostly stick to 2 or 3 children per couple.

This is something uncontrollable even if the government would really be imposing some family planning program or something that connects out for some education about having a family.
It would always boils down or falls down to those couple itself whether they are really that legally married or not.This had become a problem and this do usually exist on 3rd world
countries on which population explosion is really that common.This is something that the main reason on why poverty do becomes even more worst.
As an individual then it is really just that right that you should mind on how to take control.Raising up a family is never been a joke.You would need to do
work  hard as much as you could for you to give them a good life.

[Sayakaaja]

I hope your friend is given patience and abundant fortune. Having a family is not as easy as it looks, everyone has their own tests.

maybe your friend is being tested with patience then someday God will give him ease.

[isaac_clarke22]

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Not sure how about the norms or culture in different countries, but I heard that some people just really leave their offspring while they are still an infant to an orphanage just because they can't financially handle a complete family.
From your quote, I am pretty sure s/he meant about family planning from what can your income can manage. I would not want my future offsprings to live a horrible life if I am going to be broke or worse, an unemployed human being.

[dezoel]

It's true that its a lot more than what it used to be, but so is our salaries as well just not enough. Maybe what you can do with 100 dollars back in the day could end up costing you 1000 dollars today, that's true, but your salary was 1000 dollars and now its 7000 dollars instead.

As you can see its not the same increase, so it is still a trouble but you still do earn more. What we need to figure out is how to stop the whole wealth to condense into a few names, if we do not have this many billionaires, then we wouldn't need this many people having a trouble. I always say that there should not be any billionaires in the world, that would save the problem for good, without a doubt.

[Oasisman]

I hope your friend is given patience and abundant fortune. Having a family is not as easy as it looks, everyone has their own tests.

maybe your friend is being tested with patience then someday God will give him ease.

Your God will give you nothing unless you start working and stop complaining.
Because in the first place, you wanted that child assuming that you can raise him with your mental, physical, and financial capacities. I knew a lot of people who had like 5 children and are only earning around $250 a month but haven't heard them complaining about having too many children.  Instead, they only complained about having lack of work available so they can have a side hustle.