18k a year for a kid is expensive. Like a quarter of the median household income.
Not to mention the time commitment. My friends lives were never the same after they had a kid.
It’s a no for me dog. At least rn.
Not to mention the time commitment. My friends lives were never the same after they had a kid.
It’s a no for me dog. At least rn.
I have known that when I start, it will be the smallest of homes with the cheapest of foods and reduced living which means no internet, no cell phone service, no tv. For the simplest of things, I would go to the library or the nearest cafe or use some known Wi-Fi point. And I am ok with starting life like that. How many other people are ok with that?
And we are still talking about a cheap 500€ per month apartment with only one bedroom here. In practice you would pay more. Products made in Asia are a drop in the bucket compared to rent in even the cheapest parts of Germany.
I don't think 500€ is an excessively high rental price, I just disagree that anyone would have to do without these products.