HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BE A MOTHER?

NEWSWEEK (2007) 5/14

ORDONEZ (50-51)   The latest figures on raising one child is$32,000 for the first 2 years. The second child will cost $24,000 for the first two years. For a middle income family of which both parents work and no one stays at home, one child costs $190,000. If Mom or Dad stay at home the entire time to age 18, and they pay completely for college, it costs $1, 600,000. Stay at home Moms work 92 hours a week. If Mom was paid a median income for her work, it would be

$140,000. (all figures have been rounded)

THE WEEK (2007) 5/18

11)How much does it cost to send a child to college? If they are sent to one of the most prestigious, it is $180,000. If you send your child to 2 years at a community college and 2 to a public university, then the costs is under $25,000. This is especially true if they can live at home.

35) The average wedding costs $28,000. If you keep it small and modest, it can costs a lot less.