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The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child frombirth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition. But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down.
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It translates into:
* $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month, or
* $171.08 a week.
* That's a mere $24.24 a day!
* Just over a dollar an hour.
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Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be 'rich.'
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Actually, it is just the opposite. What do you get for your $160,140?
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* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss saidor how your stocks performed that day.
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For $160,140, you never have to grow up. You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus .
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You have an excuse to:
* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
* watching Saturday morning cartoons,
The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child frombirth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition. But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down.
--
It translates into:
* $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month, or
* $171.08 a week.
* That's a mere $24.24 a day!
* Just over a dollar an hour.
--
Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be 'rich.'
--
Actually, it is just the opposite. What do you get for your $160,140?
--
* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss saidor how your stocks performed that day.
--
For $160,140, you never have to grow up. You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus .
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You have an excuse to:
* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
* watching Saturday morning cartoons,
* going to Disney movies, and
* wishing on stars.
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You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigeratormagnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand printsset in clay for Mother's Day , and cards with backward letters for Father'sDay .
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For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck.
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You get to be ahero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike, * removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream or pizza regardless.
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You get a front row seat to history, to witness the:
* first step,
* first word,
* first bra,
* first date, and
* first time behind the wheel.
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You get to be immortal.
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You get another branch added to your familytree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.
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In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patcha broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits
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So, one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!!
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Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren !!!!
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* wishing on stars.
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You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigeratormagnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand printsset in clay for Mother's Day , and cards with backward letters for Father'sDay .
--
For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck.
--
You get to be ahero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike, * removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream or pizza regardless.
--
You get a front row seat to history, to witness the:
* first step,
* first word,
* first bra,
* first date, and
* first time behind the wheel.
--
You get to be immortal.
--
You get another branch added to your familytree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren.
--
You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.
--
In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patcha broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits
--
So, one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!!
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Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren !!!!
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