Hello everyone,
I have namechanged as I am writing this with relatives here and don't want my usual name known.
We are currently on holiday with not much to do at this hour, so have been discussing about how expensive life seems to be becoming and it led to a conversation about earnings before children.
Long story short, I want to ask you ; how much do you think a couple in the South East should be earning before they have 2 children?
The lifestyle said couple would want for their family is ;
2 foreign holidays a year (1 big - e.g Mexico and 1 small - e.g Cyprus)
2 cars
4 bed house (average price is £300k )
Childcare for 2 kids
Activities/school trips for kids
Disposable income for the parents
Savings
If you have this sort of lifestyle(or better !) or know those who do, please let me know what you recommend. Also, would you delay having kids to reach that figure? Financial security for myself and my kids is very important.
Thank you
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Howmuch3 · 10/04/2017 00:31
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