Starting a family in 2001:


• Get married young
• Buy a starter home
• One income could cover most of the bills
Starting a family in 2013:
• Get married
• Rent for a few years
• Two incomes made life a lot easier
Starting a family in 2026:
• Get married when you can afford the wedding
• Rent indefinitely
• Two incomes are required
• Childcare costs more than a mortgage payment used to
• Hope neither of you gets laid off
• Spend your evenings comparing grocery prices across three different stores
People keep calling it a change in priorities.
A lot of it is just a change in math.
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