Does Having Children Make us Happy?

Becoming a parent may be a mixed blessing. Clearly, having a child is costly in terms of time and money. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently examined the financial cost of raising a child from birth to young adulthood. It estimated that families with lower incomes shell out $175,000 on child-rearing costs, and families with higher incomes spend about $372,000 per child. However, many…

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