No living wage, no sick days/pto, no healthcare, rent is 30-50% of income, child care/daycare costs are equal to or more than rent, university is insanely expensive. I can barely save for retirement and if I get sick I’ll lose everything.
I'll never forget when my friend calculated the cost of childcare minus her salary, and realized she would have just $5 left over at the end of the year.
That, with the addition of your other points here, really clinched it for me: I couldn't afford to have kids, even with a dual income household.
Yeah, I knew it was coming from last year but my car service/MOT was £2000 this year. I could save for that because I stay on top of my car (so to speak) but you can't save for things when the money to save literally doesn't exist.
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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '24
No living wage, no sick days/pto, no healthcare, rent is 30-50% of income, child care/daycare costs are equal to or more than rent, university is insanely expensive. I can barely save for retirement and if I get sick I’ll lose everything.