to think that financially I'm better off having three children to three different dad's and not working

[gingerprincess01]

I know I am but looking at other families I feel that the more kids to more fathers you have the better off, financially you are. I would have a house provided for me, benefits plus money off each of the fathers, which wouldn't affect my benefits. Sometimes I feel like women who stay with one man are penalised in this way. I do appreciate that the logistic and emotional benefits are worse but I'm just talking money-wise.

You'd have to make sure they're all rich and naive, btw, because 45% of NMW isn't exactly the big money.

NMW pfftt. £2000 gross per week is the point at which this formula ceases to apply, I believe.

Aim for that OP

How many progeny have you managed to rack up so far? We need full paternity and financial details.

Thank you everyone for your very enlightening responses. After all this, if nothing else, I want, no need, a free goat. Selinemaratime, in answer to your questions I have no initial thoughts on any of the things you signified as every person has very different circumstances which lead them to be where they are now. To be honest it was a comparison with my mother and myself that lead to the initial question. And I have learnt a massive amount as I had just one viewpoint initially.

From looking at the figures I think you would be better off having two, I don't think the amount of fathers makes any difference, but I could be wrong about that.
Good luck with your endeavours and hopefully you might find another way to find some income, preferably prior to procreating.

YouTheCat

And I have learnt a massive amount as I had just one viewpoint initially. .... Yes?

Ok, I'll bite. But what price on self respect?

Sorry, I don't understand your question

Maybe this would help you budget if ever you found yourself so overwhelmingly financially buoyant Ginger -

m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29414565

Don't be silly perp the goats are free anyway. That'd be doubling up.

Maybe a nice flamingo farmer. I like flamingoes.

My initial question was what have you learned? What's your opinion now? Would you be better off do you reckon - 3 relationships and 3 children down the line?

But make sure the sperm donors/dads aren't too well off coz then they can hire clever people to hide their money for them...ditto...clever dads who can do the same thing without hiring anyone. Hopefully stupidity isn't inherited, but I could be wrong about that too, because what chance is there for kids with two stupid parents?

Biggest rat I've ever seen was in a council place (with concrete floors). Should have bred it with a goat

I find that quite grim, don't you? And it's like the government saying it doesn't trust parents. Not related to my original question though.

Good point. How about ducks?

The problem with you starting this thread, OP, it that it enables benefit bashers to let loose.

And to the poster who thought that council houses are immune to rats and don't have damp or concrete floors....think again.

Well that's what you'd have if (Duncan gets it through) you were living off benefits, not working and had the CSA payments, how on earth would you 'ponder' that you could possibly be financially better off ? Better off than what? Bizarre

I didn't realise that partners only got 15% or nothing at all. I didn't realise that it was such a struggle to get some partners to pay for their children. It popped into my head that if I had 3 children and split up with their father I'd probably get x amount but if I had 3 children by 3 different fathers I'd get x amount from each and therefore be better off . It was a genuine duh question and I did not mean to be so emotive or thick or insensitive.

CuttedUpPear - absolutely right

Having 3 children is like climbing Everest, doing it alone with 3 different dads, not working & on benefits; the term 'better off' doesn't enter the equation

Really ginger is that really what you thought? That's fine if you did because we can all get things a little awry from time to time, but do tell please, what is your real life position on this...or are you just a Billy No Mates with nowhere else to go on a Satterday, Satterday.

Thank you for understanding Float that I have obviously got this massively awry. My RL position is that yes, I am a Billy no mates tonight, plus it's not something I would want to talk to some of my friends in this position in case I offended them, which is why I chose the anonymity of mumsnet for honest opinions. The question popped into my head due to a conversation with my mum.

So do you have any dc and if you do or don't do you only view them in terms of income/finance? And, hey, if you got dc most satterdays you're Billy No Mates, but an adored BNM.