Can i be nosey and ask how much u live off each month?

[TwoLeftHands]

..just somethinleft with friend said to me. Me and dp between us earn 2,000 a month. Our bills are around 13,000 so were left with 700 and thats not covering petrol and food.. So say were left with 300 odd spare. We currently don't have any children (dp has two to ex partner) and we both want 3/4 kids. My friend said to me we won't be able to afford one child. Is this true? I don't think we'll be entitled to any benefits. How much do ur large families live on a month? Can we live on what we earn?

[Debradoyourecall]

You have £300 spare on a joint income - but once you have a child either both of you don’t work or you have childcare costs, which are usually way over £300 a month even for a couple of days a week. So your spare income will go down. Unless you have family members willing to cover all your hours and provide childcare for free?

[Debradoyourecall]

Oh it’s an old thread doh.

[Cocacola12]

We have 3, annual income about £80k, no childcare costs. Monthly outgoings on essentials Inc mortgage, food etc about £2k. Then maybe another £500 on clubs, sport, Meals out etc. We set aside £100 a month per child into savings. My kids are 7,6, 1 so not at the hugely expensive teenage age yet...but at the moment we cope fine. I’m not sure if we were on a lower monthly income we would have considered a 3rd though.