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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: household expenses

household expenses stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - Families appear to be putting off that baby until economic conditions improve, the New York Times reports. The birth rate fell 2% in 2008 compared to 2007, and the trend looks to be continuing into 2009. “It’s the recession," a sociologist says. "Children are the... More »

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pregnancy • children • baby • recession • birth rate • Great Depression • household expenses • economic downturn

 Cost of Bringing Up Baby: $204K 

And that doesn't include college

Mar 25, 08 9:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Raising that little bundle of joy will come with a not-so-cute $204,060 price tag for middle-income families, according to a new government study. Factoring in inflation, the parents of a child born in 2007 can expect to spend $269,040 by the time that baby turns 18. Actual costs... More »

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food • education • child care • children • parents • housing • USDA • child-rearing • household expenses • urban West • urban Midwest

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