[hnhg]

Could you provide a cost breakdown of the first 10 years of raising a child in, say, SV or NY? I can't follow your thinking here at all. Childcare, from what I hear is immensely expensive, and after a certain age, you need a bigger home. Conversely, staying without kids means you don't spend on any of those things. What have I missed?

[thatfrenchguy]

You don't "need" a bigger home. You can perfectly have 2 children in a 900sqft 3 bedroom appartment.

[chefkoch]

But you don't need a 3 bedroom appartment for 2 people.