Hell, we earn around 4x that much and itโd be a stretch including cost for college to have a kid. Donโt get me wrong, we could do it! We earn a lot. This isnโt some sob story. But it would mean weโd have to retire later or not at all, and have far less money for emergencies and the like. Child care in this area is something like $2,000 a month.
I truly do not know how people do it. Makes me glad neither of us have ever wanted kids.