SINK or DINK

[sealybobo]

Nearly 25% of millennials and Gen Zers without children do not plan to become parents primarily due to financial reasons

SINK (single income, no kids), DINK (dual income, no kids)

A preference for financial freedom and the inability to afford children are equally cited by 43% of younger generations

Since the 1970s, the overall share of married adults has declined and fewer couples are having children. Last year, the U.S. fertility rate reached a historic low.

Now, adults without children are better off than than their peers with kids, in terms of median wealth and retirement savings

The majority of adults without children said not having kids has made it easier for them to afford the things they want and be successful in their job or career

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/24/what-a-sink-dink-or-dinky-lifestyle-means-for-your-money.html

 

[Oddball]

A generation of narcissists, and the moonbats cheer with glee.

 

[toobfreak]

Nearly 25% of millennials and Gen Zers without children do not plan to become parents primarily due to financial reasons
The majority of adults without children said not having kids has made it easier for them to afford the things they want and be successful in their job or career

That is RACE dependent. Many WHITE people are not having kids because they cannot afford them due to confiscatory leftist policies and also because young people (especially girls) are now becoming more career-centric.

But change that to blacks, latinos, or immigrants, and the situation changes.

 

[initforme]

Those that want kids are having them. Those that don't want them aren't. It's a non issue. It leads to less abortion, less unwanted kids. Not at all a bad thing.

 

[sealybobo]

That is RACE dependent. Many WHITE people are not having kids because they cannot afford them due to confiscatory leftist policies and also because young people (especially girls) are now becoming more career-centric.

But change that to blacks, latinos, or immigrants, and the situation changes.

So white can’t but minorities can? Or is it minorities are already poor so they don’t care. Whites don’t want to fall out of the middle class so they aren’t having kids.

Turns out give minorities the same situation and they too would choose to not have kids. Sorry your version of capitalism is failing them now too.

And we see uneducated whites acting like minorities. Drugs, alcohol, suicide, fentynol., specifically uneducated whites. Economic despair. Google it

 

[toobfreak]

So white can’t but minorities can?

Can what? No stupid, whites do so to a greater degree mainly because they are most targeted by and affect by the virulent government policies aimed at breaking up non-existent "white privilege."

 

[sealybobo]

Can what? No stupid, whites do so to a greater degree mainly because they are most targeted by and affect by the virulent government policies aimed at breaking up non-existent "white privilege."

Yea right. You’re so blind. Look what trump and Vance think about 60 year old women. Their only purpose is to be grandmothers? Yet most CEOs are 59 years old. And if she’s a career focused woman with no kids, you think she’s a weird cat lady who shouldn’t lead us.

 

[toobfreak]

Yea right. You’re so blind. Look what trump and Vance think about 60 year old women. Their only purpose is to be grandmothers? Yet most CEOs are 59 years old. And if she’s a career focused woman with no kids, you think she’s a weird cat lady who shouldn’t lead us.

You're just a stupid troll full of the usual self-hate over your own failures projected out at others. I'm tired of you. You just waste my time anymore. You can't have a civil discussion. No sense trying to explain anything to a minion like you. You are now on IGNORE. You earned it. Go rant at the sky now Jackass. Bye.

 

[sealybobo]

You're just a stupid troll full of the usual self-hate over your own failures projected out at others. I'm tired of you. You just waste my time anymore. You can't have a civil discussion. No sense trying to explain anything to a minion like you. You are now on IGNORE. You earned it. Go rant at the sky now Jackass. Bye.

Wow. I thought you were a reasonable Republican. I'm just being honest dude. You're a Ben Carson. Because YOU made it, that must mean ANYONE can make it. But you admit you were a very smart guy who even started two business'.

And I certainly know you grew up when America was great. Why was it great? The middle class did much better back then. But guess what stupid? Since then, the rich have given themselves all the raises and NOT given the middle class our fair share. Because we lost our seat at the table.

You can't handle the facts. Yes I'm personally insulting you and I thank you for letting me know why you are a Greedy republican. You feel rich enough you can afford to be. You got yours right? You EARNED it.

No you didn't. The Greatest Generation gave it to you. Your parents And they created the worst generation. Boomers.

 

[WorldWatcher]

Childcare Costs in the USA 2025: A State-by-State Overview

Explore 2025 childcare costs in the USA with a state-by-state guide. Discover prices and the key factors driving rising daycare cost.

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The cost for daycare is crippling and I don't care if you are SINK or DINK.

And the cost above are for 1 child, let alone two.

WW

 

[sealybobo]

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Childcare Costs in the USA 2025: A State-by-State Overview

Explore 2025 childcare costs in the USA with a state-by-state guide. Discover prices and the key factors driving rising daycare cost.

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The cost for daycare is crippling and I don't care if you are SINK or DINK.

And the cost above are for 1 child, let alone two.

WW

Yea and we don't care about the cost of daycare because we are single income no kids or duel income no kids. NO KIDS.

So you have to

a. Pay off college
b. Save up for an expensive home
c. Pay for a wedding
d. Save enough to retire at 65
e. Pay for kids????

Something has to give. I pick wedding and kids.

 

[sealybobo]

A generation of narcissists, and the moonbats cheer with glee.

Now I realize why Republicans banned abortion in America and don't want to send rubbers to Africa. They want more people. More people means more consumers and more ditch diggers.

Well us Americans have wised up. The rest of the world will follow I'm sure.

The percentage of Americans who don't have children is growing, and the trend is expected to continue. Here are some statistics on childlessness in the United States:

• Adults under 50: In 2023, 47% of adults under 50 without children said they are unlikely to ever have children, up from 37% in 2018. The main reason given by this group for not having children is that they simply don't want to.
  
  Back in 2018 16.5% of adults ages 55 and older were childless. The number will be more like 40% when those adults under 50 are 55 and older. That's a huge jump.
  
  
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[sealybobo]

Remember we thought it'd be great if our wives worked? Then they made it so both couples had to work. What if they designed our economic system where it benefited you to partner up? Where it would make economic sense for me to want to go out and find a roommate and have a baby with her.

When just the guy worked, we dreamed that we would be RICH if we had a second income all of the sudden. That would solve all our problems. Only it didn't.

 

[sealybobo]

Those that want kids are having them. Those that don't want them aren't. It's a non issue. It leads to less abortion, less unwanted kids. Not at all a bad thing.

This article is bullshit

Most people who live alone know they’re paying a premium compared to their friends who split rent with partners or roommates. But in no city is this “singles tax” more expensive than in New York City.

In the city that never sleeps, singles pay an average of $20,100 more per year to live alone.

That’s according to an analysis from real estate platforms StreetEasy and Zillow, which owns the StreetEasy brand. They calculated the additional cost a person is paying to live solo in a one-bedroom apartment rather than sharing that space with a partner.

Couples who live together in a one-bedroom apartment in New York City save a combined average of $40,200 per year on rent, according to the analysis.

Other cities with expensive rent, like San Francisco, San Jose, California and Boston, also come with a hefty singles tax

Nationwide, the typical annual savings for a pair of cohabitating renters is $15,123.

So they're saying you'll save money if you find a roommate. Yea, until she gets pregnant and now I have to pay for her and that kid. My life is ruined.

 

[initforme]

A growing number of people aspire for other things besides kids. Good on them it's not ones duty to procreate.

 

[sealybobo]

A growing number of people aspire for other things besides kids. Good on them it's not ones duty to procreate.

And the article I posted said co habitating can save money. It didn't say get married and have kids. I could see my nephew after college rooming with one of his college buddies. Not in a gay way but why live alone?

I was smart. I was looking to buy a $150K 3 bedroom home in the 90's. Instead I bought a small 1 bedroom $50K condo on a lake. Now sure I could save money by having a roommate, but I'm already saving because most couples who live in my condos end up moving into a $150K 3 bedroom home. The prices are higher today, but you get the point. Sure I could save but I'm already saving because I bought a 1 bedroom condo, not a 2 bedroom. Sure the DINKS upstairs are saving money by living together and splitting the bills but you have to know someone you want to move in and share your life. I kind of like it being just me and my dog. Some people hate to live alone.

I thank God my brother had 2 boys. The Sealybobo name will live on. My family DNA will continue. It doesn't have to be my kids. I've never desired to have kids. Even though I love them I've never wanted them for myself. And I've never wanted to be married. Maybe I looked in my 20's but I never found perfect and I wasn't willing to settle. I wonder how many people who are married actually settled. In other words they didn't fall in love. Maybe they had no other choices, don't want to be alone, got knocked up, married the wrong person, and so they maybe didn't LOVE the person but close enough? Like, you look at 2 fat people holding hands. Didn't both of them settle?

 

[initforme]

A generation of narcissists, and the moonbats cheer with glee.

Not true at all. The trend is a piditive one. Irrefutable.