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by basket_horse 102 days ago
Do you have kids? The phone comment seems pretty out of touch.

I have two young kids in NYC and it’s objectively very expensive. Ignoring all consumables, daycare and needing a 2 bedroom apt triples our monthly expenses as compared to before having kids.

Of course for both of these it’s technically possible to solve. If we lived in the suburbs space would be cheaper and having kids wouldn’t double our rent. If one of us didn’t work or had grandparents willing to help daycare wouldnt be needed. In less developed / modern places these issues might not be as acute, but for many modern day families they are very real issues.

Regardless, kids are a lot of work and expensive, and I don’t see how being on your phone a bit changes that.