A Million Kid Expenses.
Jul 27th, 2008 | By moneyking | Category: Sex
Welcome to the notorious Sexual Sundays!
For your consideration: A Million Kid Expenses.
Congratulations!
That’s what one of Money King’s best friends has been hearing lately.
Why?
Because he’s having his first child. Now, of course, we all know of the millions of expenses related to children. Today, however, Money King wanted to isolate 5 expenses that his buddy might not be thinking of that are kind of hard to avoid.
- Unfinished meals: No matter how many “KIDS EAT FREE!” meals you can reap in, you’ll still wind up throwing away 50% of half-eaten meals at home or in restaurants. Kids seem to love to NOT clean their plates.
- Lost personal possessions: Whether they be keys down the toilet, or cell phones in the garbage, look to your kids to take some of your most irreplaceable items and lose them—forever.
- Pet injuries: This might seem like a stretch, but think about it. If someone’s going to let your cat out to get hurt by coyotes, or accidentally burn your dog, or stab your fish in the eye, it’s your kids and not you.
- House damage: Say hello to more time lost unclogging toilets, filling holes in your back yard, patching holes in drywall and repainting walls.
- Busted ear drums: Maybe Money King’s friend will get lucky, but for those of you with “screamers” you know what I’m talking about . . .
Good luck out there.
Keywords: family, kids, money, costs, expenses, children
There are three pieces of great advice I got from elderly folks about raising children. I pass them on as often as I can.
#1. From the very beginning teach them independence, Independence will end up running a parent a lot less money in the end. So at every turn with appropriate age given apron strings teach independence.
#2. Never give a child all that they wish for / this will only make them sad/ never give them all that you can afford / this will make you sad / as they get older and are off at college whatever bill or emergency that they say they have give them 1/3 of what they ask for they can get creative to come up with the rest themselves.( example 6 less beers next friday , sell my extra CD’s etc…)
#3. Give true unconditional love even when they have been bad Do not confuse this with giving them things.
The world will not give them anything on a silver plater and if you are a great parent you will not either. Hang around one or two couples that make average income see what they do with the children and learn. This is also great for a kid to be around someone who has to work for a living and does not have the finer things in life. Enjoy them it goes fast and in the final words of grandma “Don’t Blink” because they do grow up way to fast!
Think of the years in relation to the Holiday (Halloween) When they are younger than two they do not know what trick or treat is they don’t know if you dress them up and frankly they are just way too frightened by it all. By the time they are twelve they are too old and too cool to go out trick or treating or Harvest Party or whatever you call it . So basically you have 10 days to enjoy playing dress up. 10 precious days to enjoy your child (that is what it feels like sometimes to be a parent and other times when they are small or sick or just being plain annoying 10 minutes feels like 10 years.) Frankly it is all precious all a delighted, all magical and wonderful and anyone who lives a life without enjoying a child has missed out in life. I am blessed to be able to say I am a parent!