fraiserouge@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 18 hours agoThe US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1262arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1257arrow-down1external-linkThe US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’www.theguardian.comfraiserouge@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 18 hours agomessage-square43fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareStamau123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·11 hours agoI mean, I never had a kid, but $500 a month for a year sounds like it would shore you up for all early expenses
minus-squarePogogunner@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·34 minutes agoWhen I was in high school, many years ago, I remember posters in classrooms that stated “It costs $800 a month to have a baby. How much is your allowance?” I don’t know how that came up with that figure, but inflation has made this number much higher by now
minus-squareBeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-24 hours agoit helps but $6k isn’t enough for a year in Flint, MI. That 500 doesn’t even cover rent.
I mean, I never had a kid, but $500 a month for a year sounds like it would shore you up for all early expenses
When I was in high school, many years ago, I remember posters in classrooms that stated
“It costs $800 a month to have a baby. How much is your allowance?”
I don’t know how that came up with that figure, but inflation has made this number much higher by now
it helps but $6k isn’t enough for a year in Flint, MI. That 500 doesn’t even cover rent.