Is there more to life than MONEY - Kids vs No Kids?

Question

More American couples are going child-free, opting for the double-income-no-kids (DINK) lifestyle.

US birthrates took a steep dip during the Great Recession and have fallen since. In a Pew survey from October 2021, 44% of nonparents ages 18–49 said they were unlikely ever to have kids, compared with 37% in 2018. The 17% who cited money reasons may not be wrong: DINKhood does seem to be the financial sweet spot…

Child-free couples living together earn an average of $138,000/year, which is $9,000+ more than couples with kids, per Federal Reserve data analyzed by Rocket Mortgage.
Fed findings also show that DINKs’ median net worth of $399k is bigger than that of couples with children ($251k) or adults with any other family status.

But it's also said that people in a family with children live longer.

So, what do you think? Is money the only reason why fewer couples are having children? And should it be like that?

Feel free to express your opinion below.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Nothing is more important than money nowadays even kids. If u fall ill ur kid can't treat u. Ur money will buy u the skills of the best doctors, the best hospitals, the best treatment, and the nurses that will be on ur side 24/7. The pills that will take ur pain away.

the more money u put the more and best u can get if u spend in a smart way of course. I have seen people buying friends, lovers, beautiful food with money that they could not get otherwise. Yes they know those people are fake as hell and there for the money but its better to have them than being poor and not have them at all and be alone and isolated. Also money gives u the chance to discover more about the world and risk more. I will die one day after just few decades of living. I prefer to live and enjoy these years instead of spending them taking care and raising kids. This is my own opinion that can change later in life. But for now thats my belief. by the way i am 32 unlike what my profile says. And never in those 32 years my opinion changed

SotiCoto · Accepted Answer

They're not having children because they can't afford to have children. House prices have gone out of all control due to old buy-to-let arseholes with more money than sense getting greedy and buying things that people NEED just so they can get even richer instead.

Besides that, how many "couples" even are there any more? With each passing year there seem to be more and more people who live and die alone... unable to own anything nor share with anyone for their entire lifespans.

And I suspect a lot of this could have been avoided if the baby boomer generation had been systematically rounded up and euthanised in the early 1980s.

midnightmoon05 · Accepted Answer

Life is how one make it.
if they see money as a way to feel secure… that’s all they’ll have.
if they see having children is a burden…they have been raised to fear life.
if they see life is a way to live and enjoy…they wouldn’t regard money/children as a priority or a burden…

I have both money and children and more…love with an open heart.
I was once a single mom with no money…I didn’t take anything from the divorce…I made it back to the top again. And my children never knew that they were “poor”.

our mindset/training… Becareful what we are being fed…(information/food…) Will take us to places that will never satisfy us.

good question Tom.

IslaTheWitch · Accepted Answer

As a mother of three I can see a huge plus of living without kids. My youngest is almost ready for her next step in life and I'm slowly set free in the age of 46. I have no regrets. But can see a value of being able to progress my career faster or in different directions than just kept current job because I needed stability as a provider.

I would say that comfort of living can also have a huge impact on such decisions

love_conquers_lust · Answer

Money and holding a certain standard of living for themselves and their kids. It presents a conundrum when you sacrifice personal gratification your children. It’s hard to say whether children will respect or despise that.

The oft cited justification is those parents are giving their kids a better future than the ones they had. The loop is closed if that IS what gratifies them.

Ultimately, people are doing what makes them happy.

Personally, I don’t view children as a means of securing future babysitters as I age. They’re blank canvases for passing on the best of us for a brighter future for everyone. We secure our legacy in that way.

nameisariel · Answer

i feel like it’s because of the burden and the responsibility and the fact that they have to give up on themselves or the fact that they can no longer have the freedom to do whatever they want.
most couples are like “Oh we’re gonna do everything and then decide if we want kids”
however in the end they’ll understand that children are needed in life.
it’s the generation issue cause that wasn’t the case decades ago.

236color · Answer

Mostly, yes I think money is the reason. Not because young adults are greedy, but because life is so expensive. I recently had a conversation with a friend 10 years younger than I. He's paying $1300 a month for an unremarkable apartment. I pay slightly more than half that to buy the house I've lived in the last 20+ years, (yes it's almost paid off). Children are too expensive, so labor will become more scarce and wages will go up. Once again Reaganomics shoots itself in the foot.

smashleyy · Answer

I’m sure there are people not having kids because they don’t want the financial responsibility but I also think people opt for no kids more frequently now cause it’s a little more socially acceptable to do so. Most people follow the grain and for a long time that was having kids for the fuck of it cause that was the normal thing to do even if you didn't actually want to. People are getting outta that mindset and realizing they have other choices other than a life of tantrums and playdates

Sour-rose · Answer

Shiiiii, i'm with dink then. Kids are nice but not for me. Simply put because I had two dogs. And one is my little brother... and I loved him but gawd dayum if wasn't a handful. And right now I have a low paying job and sitting in a hotel room for a few days. Imagining some kid sharing the bed with me and wanting something to eat is a nightmare. so yeah... I'll have my money instead of kids, thanks.

Unit1 · Answer

If you ask me? Money is everything in life. From sustaining yourself in life to living extravagantly with your entire family.

According to Andrew Tate at 25 million dollars in 2023 life is gonna get as maximum good as it can be.

Joshydavid25 · Answer

Money is definitely not the only reason.. Plenty of couples just don't want to have children.. Probably because they wanna live a certain lifestyle and think that kids would get in the way of that.

Ironic_Method · Answer

My wife and I are childfree and it is amazing. Having the time, energy, and money to do anything we want contrasted to many of our friends who simply can't because of their kids.

LazerBean · Answer

I think it's mostly because people are too caught up with themselves.

DJB72 · Answer

People have forgotten about the simple fact that they're not immortal. Money is transient. If you're focussed on it you'll miss the really important stuff.

When you're in a hospital bed and not expected to survive you don't give a shit about your bank balance. You'll literally let the doc cut your leg off for the chance to see the people who matter again.

I've both been there and done that.

XXTruthfulOgrexx · Answer

money period until the govt gets our financial situation under control, Price gouging, inflation, taxes and been allowed to run rampant but yet the basic payroll has NOT kept pace.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

I think more young people are afraid of the responsibility of children because they aren't even sure of they can take care of themselves.

AmeerX · Answer

If anyone thinks money is the reason for low birth rate then please, read this. It's really people thinking children are an expense

Phoenix98 · Answer

Of course there's more to life then money so much more. And this is just me but I'd rather be doing average finically with a wife and kids then being filthy rich and alone.

BCRanger10 · Answer

Yes, there is. Couples would be better off if they got married and had children.

Staximus · Answer

Most of my parents friends had kids and at least half of my friends don't. I don't have any. That's a pretty big change from one generation to the next.

clubboss · Answer

It is a bitter but it is truth that at the end of everything you need the money eventually so no there is nothing more to life than money.

exitseven · Answer

Kids are not for everyone. They are a lot of responsibility and cost boatloads of cash.

Iron_Man · Answer

Relax, enjoy life take the monkey off your back release the pressure sing Christmas songs out in the community go Christmas caroling

KrakenAttackin · Answer

The only problem with having kids is it will bind you with the potentially toxic, narcissist, hoe, who is their mother.

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