The Department of Agriculture calculated that the cost of raising a child born in 2012 until his or her 18th birthday, including food, shelter, daycare, and other expenses, will total $241,080 for the average middle-class American family. What do you think?

“But just ask any parent if it was worth it, and I’m sure they’ll tell you ‘maybe.’” Buddy Wohl • Log Sorter


“That’s why I’m opting for one of those discount kids. You remember them from school: badly dressed, funny smell, no money for lunch.” Albert Whilden • Hydroponics Grower