You might be surprised by my response to this question.  But in general, I don’t think you should plan having children around your finances or financial situation.  In other words, I do not think finances have to be in order to have children.

Now I know there are some exceptions in which a child couldn’t receive the medical care or food needed  for survival if there wasn’t some sort of firm financial foundation or income.  But then again, by whose standards of living am I basing that statement?  There are people with children in other parts of this world without the standards we’re accustomed to having.  Although there are struggles, many children survive fine.  Read more... (1048 words, 11 images, estimated 4:12 mins reading time)

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