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[–]TexasLizard 1888ポイント1889ポイント  (51子コメント)

"I have three kids and no money. Why can't I have no kids and three money?"

-Homer Simpson

[–]NoKidsandThreeMoney3 444ポイント445ポイント  (26子コメント)

I quote this all the time.

[–]braunheiser 167ポイント168ポイント  (24子コメント)

Username chec- this is getting old

[–]threemoney 164ポイント165ポイント  (13子コメント)

It gets annoying how people create usernames knowing they will be relevant in the future just for internet points...what kind of person does that?

[–]Announcer 30ポイント31ポイント  (6子コメント)

Now presenting /u/Announcer , what i once felt like was a sweet account to have! I was like "This will be a pretty great handle to trot out at some point."

Quite some time later, and I've not really identified that sweet-spot moment.

Oh well, back in to the shed it goes!

[–]Bikonito 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

Just hang out in /r/tf2, you'll probably find plenty of opportunities there.

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      [–]pooroldedgar 6ポイント7ポイント  (8子コメント)

      Oh Boomhauser.

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          [–]Achievement_Bear_Bot 41ポイント42ポイント  (10子コメント)

          After reviewing your commenting history, TexasLizard... I hope you like prizes!

          [–]Omniscient_Orange 36ポイント37ポイント  (4子コメント)

          Are you the guy from the TexasLizard gaming forum?

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            [–]KING_0F_REDDIT 460ポイント461ポイント  (32子コメント)

            Money is nice, but a decal of two adults and a bed, indicating sleep and lots of it, would piss all us parents off like you wouldn't believe.

            [–]NES_SNES_N64 116ポイント117ポイント  (54子コメント)

            Probable source.

            [–]easyj86 237ポイント238ポイント  (50子コメント)

            There should be a third image of a single dude with six bags of money.

            Source: have wife.

            [–]Blown4Six 106ポイント107ポイント  (43子コメント)

            Unless you have a stay at home wife, 2 incomes is better than one...

            [–]CervezaPorFavor 61ポイント62ポイント  (33子コメント)

            Only if one doesn't earn significantly less than the other. Otherwise, the one with more income may end up subsidizing the poorer one.

            Source: personal experience.

            [–]cait4g 104ポイント105ポイント  (14子コメント)

            I inadvertantly caused somebody to quit a job. I was talking with a coworker and he was grumbling about the cost of daycare. So I mentioned this.

            About a month later he comes by my office and tells me his wife is now a stay at home mom, which is something she'd wanted to be anyway. Turns out that when they added daycare, fuel and maintenance on a second commuter car, and eating out 5 - 6 days a week because neither has the energy to make dinner, they were actually losing around $300-400/mo. compared to if the wife didn't work. So now they have more money and were eating healthier.

            [–]bonitabro 57ポイント58ポイント  (6子コメント)

            Now when I get a wife I have to make sure I'm making the lesser amount of money in this situation. Ha-ha. Stay at home dad ftw

            [–]LostAbbott 7ポイント8ポイント  (1子コメント)

            As a stay at home dad of two, this is exactly how it has worked. I run our investments and do other work(remodeled the kitchen). I "make" a lot more money by staying at home than I ever would have working.

            [–]xtr0n 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

            Good for you!

            I wish my husband would consider doing this but even though he's a very progressive dude, he's got some deeply ingrained beliefs about gender roles.

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              [–]quasifun 12ポイント13ポイント  (4子コメント)

              Unfortunately, there is a downside to these calculations that you have to consider. When one parent stays home, they are being left behind at their job. They are not getting experience and promotions. Are they going to go back to work when the kids start school? If so, they might be 10 years older than their peers. Speaking from experience, it is rough being middle-aged and working with 25-year-old peers, who have lots of energy, no kids and a big appetite to succeed. I have lots of middle-aged male friends whose wives did not go back to work, and now they are trying to pay for kids' college and save for retirement on one income.

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                [–]lance1979 59ポイント60ポイント  (12子コメント)

                If you need to refer to it as 'subsidizing the poorer one' there are probably more problems in the relationship than just money.

                [–]wanked_in_space 33ポイント34ポイント  (9子コメント)

                I think the point was that two incomes isn't necessarily better than one.

                1 person living off of $120k a year lives more comfortably that 2 people living off of $140k a year. That's where the "subsidizing" comes in.

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                  [–]Richy_T 42ポイント43ポイント  (3子コメント)

                  If you are married and look at it as one subsidizing the other, you're doing it wrong.

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                          [–]TorteDeLini 55ポイント56ポイント  (2子コメント)

                          Dinklebergggggggg

                          [–]Alles_Klar 46ポイント47ポイント  (21子コメント)

                          Here in Germany my kids go to day care for free (after they turn 3) and after that school and uni for free and to top it off we get almost 300 Euro per month per kid until they are 18.

                          My kids are actually making money at the moment.

                          [–]Demaratus83 11ポイント12ポイント  (6子コメント)

                          And yet the German birth rate is still too low to stop the population from imploding in 50 years. Why do you think that is?

                          [–]Alles_Klar 7ポイント8ポイント  (3子コメント)

                          Lowest birth rate in the entire world I found out today.

                          I'm not sure why... If I had to guess it would probably be the fact that education is held high here (and as said before, is free) so most people are now going to uni till they are nearly 30 and then have to start their career. Couple that with the fact that the rest of the world seems to hold German education to a pretty high standard which means a lot of people are moving away to start their careers and families elsewhere.

                          Just a guess though.

                          [–]Dinklestheclown 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          Don't worry, there's enough humans around to consume the entire planet already.

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                            [–]my_lucid_nightmare 10ポイント11ポイント  (5子コメント)

                            It sort of works that way in the US, but only if you're not married. The state begins to make it profitable to have children and stay single around the 3rd child.

                            Helps explain a lot about America's social structure at the moment actually.

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                              [–]DafoeFoSho 97ポイント98ポイント  (26子コメント)

                              A more accurate decal would represent the couple having sex wherever and whenever they wanted, as loudly as they wanted. Because I miss that WAY more than the money.

                              [–]redjimdit 84ポイント85ポイント  (17子コメント)

                              You must be doing it wrong because my wife and I have insane amounts of sex, even with the kids

                              [–]jr111192 298ポイント299ポイント  (8子コメント)

                              Dude, fucking phrasing!

                              [–]cream_of_the_crap 11ポイント12ポイント  (0子コメント)

                              Aaaaaand now you're on a list.

                              [–]penose_is_a_thing 24ポイント25ポイント  (0子コメント)

                              my wife and I have insane amounts of sex, even with the kids

                              You... may want to think about your phrasing there.

                              [–]rxneutrino 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

                              Um.

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                                [–]x_paradox 5ポイント6ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                Easy fix: Sound proof your room and get good quality door locks!

                                [–]baozichi 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                That might not work. Modern science has shown as that the act of sex itself may be responsible for the production of children, and thus, it's likely that this mans children infestation could be coming from the bedroom itself.

                                [–]shitty_hdr 13ポイント14ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                They .. uh... find a way.

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                                  [–]Aerron 196ポイント197ポイント  (42子コメント)

                                  DINKS

                                  Dual Income No Kids

                                  Or

                                  Dual Income Cat Keepers

                                  DICKS

                                  [–]EpicMeatSpin 241ポイント242ポイント  (18子コメント)

                                  And their friends: Dual Income Little Dog Owners.

                                  [–]TripleVerbosity 442ポイント443ポイント  (12子コメント)

                                  Oh fuck, I'm a DILDO!

                                  [–]daffycrux 28ポイント29ポイント  (7子コメント)

                                  We should all upvote this man/lady and get this to be their highest rated comment.

                                  [–]wvtarheel 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                  You only count if either you or your SO refer to your dog as your child and talk about how you take care of them,

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                                    [–]scarabic 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                    There's nothing wrong with owning a little dog as long as you don't use it as a way to relate to parents. "In many ways dogs are just like kids." No, no they're not. Believe me, if a kid could be kept happy just licking its ass for an hour a day, the experience of parenting would be extremely different than it is. And if you had to manage your dog's sleep instead of just letting it nap whenever, and if you had to plan for it to survive on its own after you're dead, and if you had to explain to it why you're picking up its poop in a little bag EVERY TIME YOU DO IT then the experience of having a dog would be a fuckton different than it is.

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                                      [–]XTC-FTW 10ポイント11ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                      NINJA

                                      No Income No Job or Assets

                                      ayyyyy

                                      [–]Traunt 34ポイント35ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                      Very expensive Douglass my boy.

                                      I can't remember 75% of my college education, but I can sure as fuck remember that Mrs. Dink ran for the mayor of Bluffington at one point. The hell is wrong with my brain?

                                      [–]BronzedWarGod 16ポイント17ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                      SITKOM here.

                                      Single income, three kids, oppressive mortgage.

                                      [–]Kaique94 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                      Another kind of DICK here.

                                      Dual Income Corgi Keepers.

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                                        [–]Gramann 26ポイント27ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                        http://imgur.com/IyZSy7v

                                        [–]_superhik_ 497ポイント498ポイント  (91子コメント)

                                        Please brake into my car, I possess valuable items.

                                        [–]MrSloppyPants 657ポイント658ポイント  (11子コメント)

                                        As long as they don't gas into my car, I'm ok.

                                        [–]House_of_Suns 189ポイント190ポイント  (9子コメント)

                                        *break

                                        If they brake into your car, it would be a car accident.

                                        [–]sisonp 23ポイント24ポイント  (6子コメント)

                                        Same outcome

                                        They get your monies

                                        [–]cC2Panda 13ポイント14ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                        Nah, if you hit someone's rear bumper it's going to be declared your fault.

                                        [–]Woodshadow 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                        they stopped short? do I smell lawsuit??? ca ching!

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                                          [–]projectHeritage 25ポイント26ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                          Follow us home, we have bags of money.

                                          [–]Galactic 19ポイント20ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                          And you don't have to worry about harming any kids, if you're the type of criminal who has a problem with that sort of thing.

                                          [–]fyberoptyk 51ポイント52ポイント  (58子コメント)

                                          As a gun owner, I feel the same way about idiots who post the bumper stickers on their car that basically say there's a gun inside at all times.

                                          Well, gee, thanks. Now they know whose car to break into, dumbass.

                                          EDIT: Spellins

                                          [–]yorrick21 48ポイント49ポイント  (51子コメント)

                                          I have never once seen a bumper sticker that says "there's a gun inside this car at all times."

                                          [–]porradavfr 20ポイント21ポイント  (14子コメント)

                                          The ones with the Glock/H&K/Winchester etc. stickers.

                                          [–]fyberoptyk 36ポイント37ポイント  (22子コメント)

                                          I said "basically said".

                                          For example: "There's nothing inside this car worth dying for" and the picture is a gun. In the state where I live, concealed carry is not legal if the business or location has "no weapons" signs posted. That means that if you see a car parked somewhere, with that sticker on it, chances are good that individual has a gun there. Not only that, but "having a car gun" is a popular thing around here: buying a gun that just sits in the center console or glove box. Chances are quite good that if you're the mouthy dumbass type who puts his inanely compressed political views into a bumper sticker about guns, you probably have a car gun.

                                          Ironically, guns can't just up and shoot people on their own, and most car owners (and car gun owners) aren't sitting in their vehicle 24/7. So having those stickers is literally just saying "rob my incredibly stupid ass".

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                                              [–]Nixplosion 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                              You can afford to replace them

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                                                [–]Lucky_strike17 30ポイント31ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                If I had a dollar for every time I've seen this on reddit and in person I would get a decal of myself and a few bags of money, too.

                                                [–]dick-nipples 470ポイント471ポイント  (332子コメント)

                                                Contrary to popular belief, it's possible to have kids and money.

                                                [–]jsveiga 368ポイント369ポイント  (128子コメント)

                                                I have kids and do not regret at all, but whenever it is possible to have kids and money, it would be possible to have more money without the kids. Unless of course you make money out of the kids, or don't pay for their food, health care, clothing, education, recreation, etc.

                                                [–]cougmerrik 26ポイント27ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                Eventually, kids become a great source of labor and could eventually pay for themselves many times over as long as they don't hate you.

                                                Source: A son with money who loves his parents

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                                                  [–]Alliewonka 44ポイント45ポイント  (15子コメント)

                                                  I miss time more than money, time to do whatever the fuck you want rather than spending that time doing everything another person needs. That's the real stress of having kids.

                                                  [–]Lunawinter 8ポイント9ポイント  (7子コメント)

                                                  I think that's the main reason for me not wanting kids, at least at the moment. I value my freedom, time and solitude too much. Money is definitely a factor as well.

                                                  That and i've always been super awkward around children and don't have even a pinch of maternal instinct it seems.

                                                  [–]Skaid 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                  Just remember that it is a CHOICE to have kids :P Choosing not to is fine. Loss of money and freedom is a best case scenario... on the darker side there is loss of health due to pregnancy/birth complications and the risk of having a disabled child that will require your freedom and money for the rest of your life.

                                                  [–]Tarkus406 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                  and the risk of having a disabled child that will require your freedom and money for the rest of your life.

                                                  This is me and my wife's greatest fear.

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                                                      [–]Zubo13 6ポイント7ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                      It definitely is, but if you do it well, eventually you come to a point where they become independent. Then you get free time and money to have fun with your spouse and also occasional time together with some awesome young adults you raised. I guess what I'm saying is yes, it is tiring, time consuming, expensive and sometimes frustrating, but in the long run all worth it.

                                                      Bonus fun with grandkids you can enjoy and then send back home when you want to relax.

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                                                        [–]dieterschaumer 214ポイント215ポイント  (18子コメント)

                                                        Honestly I don't get the fuckery about all this- make your own life decisions. Everything has a cost. Sometimes a benefit.

                                                        Don't care about having kids? Great. Don't give a shit. Want kids, always dreamed of being a dad/mom? Great. Don't give a shit. Its your life. Feeling superior to others for making certain life decisions on intangible, deeply personal reasons automatically demarcates you as an asshole.

                                                        And if you whine, "oh, but I get shit all the time from parents who tell me about how great it is, blah blah" then get over it, you petty fuck, you're just as bad. Or find less judgmental friends. I'd be more willing to believe you had confidence in your life decisions if you didn't feel the need to shove them in other people's faces.

                                                        [–]mildlystiff 38ポイント39ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                        this felt so satisfying to read.

                                                        [–]MiamiPower 11ポイント12ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                        I think you give a shit with them child bearing hips tips😉

                                                        [–]polloconjamon 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                        The best comment for this stupid post that keeps resurfacing in one form or another

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                                                          [–]Daschupa 47ポイント48ポイント  (7子コメント)

                                                          Money yes, sanity, heck no. Mine has been worn down like beach glass.

                                                          [–]roboribbit 21ポイント22ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                          Beach glass is so beautiful though!

                                                          [–]dcux 41ポイント42ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                          Such an odd metaphor. As if OP's sanity was shiny, ragged and on sharp edges before, and now is softened and pleasant to behold.

                                                          [–]littlasskicker 17ポイント18ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                          I see this as a perfect metaphor for what becoming a parent has done to my life and my sanity. It's wonderful.

                                                          [–]holdtheedoor 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                          ...yeah they kind of wear off the thin, sharp and unstable parts...i find interacting with humans much easier now that I've been exposed to a couple of maniacs...

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                                                              [–]Kryten_2X4B_523P 30ポイント31ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                              In the way it's possible to own a large investment firm.

                                                              [–]MoneyForPeople 92ポイント93ポイント  (53子コメント)

                                                              Yes but not as much money as if you had no kids at all.

                                                              [–]gutnor 28ポイント29ポイント  (26子コメント)

                                                              Even more money if you have no wife, no expensive hobby and like home cooked food.

                                                              [–]dcux 64ポイント65ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                              home cooked food

                                                              made by your mother as you live in her basement...

                                                              [–]enterthecircus 12ポイント13ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                              Even more money if you have no wife

                                                              Dual income = more $$

                                                              [–]allWoundUp357 6ポイント7ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                              Even more money if you have no wife

                                                              have you never heard of dual income, no kids?

                                                              [–]dassix1 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                              My wife costs me a lot more than my children do.

                                                              [–]Crazyspaceman 6ポイント7ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                              Or just rice! Delicious, delicious, rice.

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                                                                [–]sleepy55 95ポイント96ポイント  (23子コメント)

                                                                And not as much money as if you lived in a public housing complex, didn't own a car and took the bus, didn't own a TV or an internet connection, never took vacations, and only bought grade D meat from the grocery.

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                                                                  [–]zahrul3 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                  You have to ask which job first, though. If the couple both work 60-75 hour weeks(commute not included) then it's basically impossible.

                                                                  [–]RedditAnonymous 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                  We have 2 steady career incomes and 1 fantastic toddler. It has been a lot of fun, I don't even get what the fuss is about.

                                                                  [–]nemo1080 8ポイント9ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                  Especially when your child is bill gates

                                                                  [–]krum 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                  We usually keep quiet when these threads come along.

                                                                  [–]iamthehorsemaster 8ポイント9ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                                  I have 3 kids and some money. I love them. However I am one of those guys happy to enjoy the silence of my workplace monday morning.

                                                                  [–]Unit248 8ポイント9ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                  Since having twins, my SO and I have been able to payoff the van, double our savings per month, and essential become debt free, all while working less than we did before. Children are a great focuser on how you should spend/save your money. I look back to when I was single and making 6 figures and wonder "how the hell did I spend all of that."

                                                                  [–]WeAreStardust16 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                  We definitely have less money with children, but that's because we spend a lot of it on trips and fun activities. I wouldn't want to spend my money on anything else. Seeing your kids laughing and making memories is priceless. And please for the love of god, will people stop putting the stupid stick figure families on your cars?!?! No one gives a shit.

                                                                  [–]avisioncame 25ポイント26ポイント  (16子コメント)

                                                                  I have one kid and I don't feel like I have any less money. In fact having a kid has gotten me off my lazy ass and I'm probably more well off than ever before.

                                                                  People without kids always think they know what it's like to have kids, but they don't.

                                                                  [–]mrsforsyte 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                  Exactly. I grew the fuck up when I had my son. Having him was better motivation to become successful than anything else in the world. I wanted to be successful FOR him.

                                                                  [–]UltronPrime 30ポイント31ポイント  (6子コメント)

                                                                  Some people are okay with not knowing what its like.

                                                                  [–]Nillix 11ポイント12ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                                  Yes, but pretending like you do know when you couldn't is obnoxious.

                                                                  [–]Spirifex 19ポイント20ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                                  Parents being condescending asses to people who don't have kids is also obnoxious.
                                                                  "Oh, you'll only understand when you have kids of your own." GTF

                                                                  [–]clarkie13 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                  "you don't know what x is until you have kids"

                                                                  X being interchangeable with all sorts of shit like stressed, tired, love etc

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                                                                          [–]pantomimeprincess 28ポイント29ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                          Ha. I wish this were the story. Still broke, but indeed, not nearly as broke as if I had spawn.

                                                                          [–]macrolinx 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                          Can confirm.

                                                                          Married, no kids. Can afford bags with dollar signs on them.

                                                                          [–]Carrrrrrrrrrl 28ポイント29ポイント  (8子コメント)

                                                                          Why isn't it on a Benz or Porsche then?

                                                                          [–]mystikranger 17ポイント18ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                          Because most people with a lot of money got to being that way by being frugal and not needing status symbols. So I've been told... :(

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                                                                            [–]ThatChadLad 12ポイント13ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                            Whether or not you have kids one thing is for sure... these stickers are stupid.

                                                                            [–]Abraneb 63ポイント64ポイント  (70子コメント)

                                                                            While I imagine I will have children one day, I intend to enjoy my disposable income while I can...

                                                                            [–]Kryten_2X4B_523P 212ポイント213ポイント  (60子コメント)

                                                                            Yeah, saving or investing it would be silly.

                                                                            [–]Sirsilentbob423 49ポイント50ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                                            All money is disposable if you try hard enough.

                                                                            [–]xilpaxim 44ポイント45ポイント  (46子コメント)

                                                                            Assume people are smart enough to have a good job, save, play, have kids, play more, save more, and have incredible memories with their kids.

                                                                            Also disposable income can man after putting money into saving and investing. Hence the word disposable.

                                                                            [–]Ah-Schoo 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                            Booze and strippers is a sound investment!

                                                                            [–]Garviel_Loken95 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                            You're still allowed to enjoy your money now

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                                                                                [–]mrpnut123 6ポイント7ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                More accurate version. http://i.imgur.com/7iGwRzA.jpg

                                                                                [–]mgspunk 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                I literally had a vasectomy 2 days ago and I come upon this lol

                                                                                [–]sgasperino89 273ポイント274ポイント  (175子コメント)

                                                                                Does anyone else feel like these post and stickers are for the sole purpose of making parents feel bad? I have 2 wonderful kids and an awesome wife. I have a house, 2 cars and a great job that supports us all. Yet people still feel the need to come up to me and tell me all the time how much more money I would have if I didn't have kids. It's almost like they need me to feel bad to validate their life choices.

                                                                                Enjoy the money, I'd rather watch cartoons with my kids than count my coins all day anyways

                                                                                EDIT Realized that last line came out way more rude than I intended it to. I'm advocating for everyone to be happy for everyone else, not needing to put anyone down.

                                                                                [–]esach88 250ポイント251ポイント  (22子コメント)

                                                                                Goes both ways really. Wife and I always get parents coming up to us asking why we don't have kids yet and that we are supposed to have kids as the next thing in our life blah blah blah. They try and shame us because we don't have kids and it's insane.

                                                                                [–]_jules_ 40ポイント41ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                I think this is a really rude question to ask a couple. What if they want children, have been trying, and can't? I never ask people about their decision to have or not have children. It's an incredibly personal decision, and absolutely none of my business.

                                                                                [–]FadedFromWhite 15ポイント16ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                "Hey thanks for pointing out our infertility!" That should stop the questions outright

                                                                                [–]FrankenstinksMonster 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                My favorite when people asked why we didn't have kids was "we don't know"

                                                                                [–]sgasperino89 47ポイント48ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                You are damn right! Before my wife and I had kids, it was the same and it frustrated the hell out of me! I would never tell someone who doesn't want kids that they should, or that they should feel bad. I may ask sometimes because I'm curious as to why they don't, but never in a way that puts a judgement on it!

                                                                                I am well aware it goes both ways. Which is why there are no stickers on the backs of my cars ;) haha

                                                                                [–]esach88 11ポイント12ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                Yea, we likely will eventually as well. We just aren't in a rush for it. We do a lot of travelling and really enjoy our time together. We figure we'll have a kid before my wife turns 30 :)

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                                                                                  [–]crowcrash 2ポイント3ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                  We have one kid, and all we ever hear is "so when are you having more?" You will never win.

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                                                                                    [–]TheYang 35ポイント36ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                    I feel it's kind of a pettyness, because the older you get, the more everybody expects you to have children, even after you told them you don't want any.

                                                                                    [–]sovos_thoughtpan 34ポイント35ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                    The same way parents(especially new ones) or relatives make people feel bad for NOT having kids. The pressure to have a kid is absolutely insane and people will make you feel like you're not living life properly at all if you don't have kids or that something must be really off about you and your SO if you don't have a kid. New parents are absolutely insane with this. Doesn't help that a lot of parents can spend hours just talking about their kids and what the kids did and what the kids got and what the kids cost and what the kids put them through and what the kids do for them. For every car sticker you see like OP's, there's 100 ones with people thinking having 4 kids is something to brag about just the same.

                                                                                    So posts like these are responses often venting against that.

                                                                                    [–]sgasperino89 13ポイント14ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                    It's probably true. There is a also a reason why new parents annoy the shit out of me on facebook. I very rarely post about my kids because I know that no one else is going to appreciate that stuff like I will. It just becomes noise for everyone else. I usually end up unfollowing people on facebook who have newborns. Because for real, I don't really care that your newborn took a shit for the first time lol.

                                                                                    And to be fair, I hate those car stickers no matter what they are. :)

                                                                                    [–]Lando_Calrissian 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                    I don't get it, my wife and I have no children and don't plan on having them for a while(ever?), but I don't really see a reason to try and feel superior for it. Most of my friends have children, and I couldn't be happier for them, because I see the joy that it brings them. You should do what makes you happy and if having kids instead of taking extra trips is it more power to you.

                                                                                    [–]anothershittyUN 3ポイント4ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                                                    Oh no, someone might use bumper stickers to offend you. Who cares what someone has on their car? Do you also weep for the childless people who are made to feel bad by people putting the kid stickers on their car?

                                                                                    Grow a thicker skin.

                                                                                    [–]rando_mvmt 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                    It's not usually anyone's sole purpose to make others feel bad when they profess their own beliefs. How you feel about other's beliefs is your own choice.

                                                                                    [–]hoopera 10ポイント11ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                    Having kids and not having kids both have their pros and cons.

                                                                                    It's your life, you can do whatever the hell you want with it!

                                                                                    [–]piratse 19ポイント20ポイント  (11子コメント)

                                                                                    I'm pretty sure the VERY FEW stickers like OP posted are a sarcastic response to the MILLIONS of stickers of people showing their family as if anyone gives a shit. "Here's us, our 4 kids, our dog, our cat, our house plant." It's a sarcastic response to a fad for parents to shove their kids in peoples faces.

                                                                                    [–]Butterbuddha 37ポイント38ポイント  (31子コメント)

                                                                                    I'm not sure what the deal here is. It seems many folks with shared interest in /r/atheism and /r/childfree (for example, as they seem to get the most hate post replies) seem hell bent on hammering your face with "MY CHOICE IS BETTER THAN YOURS!!!"

                                                                                    I think its just backlash from being in the minority and assumptions being made that of course you love Jesus and want a family!

                                                                                    For the record I am not religious and VERY HAPPILY child free. But you do what you want man, its a free country.

                                                                                    [–]BrokenStrides 18ポイント19ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                                                    hell bent on hammering your face with "MY CHOICE IS BETTER THAN YOURS!!!"

                                                                                    Umm, I think that's the whole internet.

                                                                                    [–]heidismiles 50ポイント51ポイント  (10子コメント)

                                                                                    To be fair, parents can be just as bad.

                                                                                    "Oh you'll change your mind."

                                                                                    "You'll never know my joy until you have kids of your own."

                                                                                    "What do you even do with your time?"

                                                                                    "Who's going to take care of you when you're old?"

                                                                                    "Your life must be very empty."

                                                                                    [–]sgasperino89 13ポイント14ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                    Parent's who say those things are assholes.

                                                                                    Trust me, when I rode in my friends brand new Corvette Stingray a few days ago, I was feeling pretty salty about it all. But I certainly didn't have to say anything nasty to him about it. Being a parent is a gift, same as not being a parent can be a gift.

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                                                                                      [–]PewPewChicken 29ポイント30ポイント  (6子コメント)

                                                                                      When I found the child free sub a few years ago, I was like yeah, there's people like me. Then I spent a few months following it and realized a lot of posters are entitled, whiny people who will go off on rants about things that any decent person would just ignore and go on with their life. I rarely go there now. The best is when they equate coming out as child free to coming out as being gay.

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                                                                                        [–]nothingdoing 12ポイント13ポイント  (6子コメント)

                                                                                        Yeah, those stickers are pretty smug and don't really serve any other end. I don't have kids and don't bring money up with people because I know it can be a struggle for some, and a moot point for others.

                                                                                        Your life sounds awesome and I'll attest mine is as well. We're both driven by selfish goals and living the life we want, shame more people can't just leave someone else to their own happiness.

                                                                                        [–]deadlee_ 14ポイント15ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                                                        just like the ones of the family with kids, right? its the same thing. you want to broadcast your life choices using decals, fine...others will do the same. You're the only ones crying about it though.

                                                                                        [–]R101C 13ポイント14ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                        Hilarious you get down voted. Seriously, if people want a sticker of their enormous family, great. No kids and money, great. Your 9 cats, hilarious. Dinosaur eating stick family, amusing. There is no point to any of them. I have a small sticker on my car. It makes me laugh. Hopefully it makes a few others who get close enough to see it laugh too. The end.

                                                                                        [–]deadlee_ 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                        some people just can't handle even the slightest form of opposition to their choices/values. I think the money bags stickers are funny, but id never put one on my car. I don't care if the world knows about my life or not. I'm too busy worrying about things that actually matter.

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                                                                                            [–]Alliewonka 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                            I guess it depends on the person, I have a kid and know lots of single people with no kids that are amazing and lovely and would never make snide comments about it. But everyone knows that one asshole that doesn't seem truly happy being single with no kids cos they wanna make you feel like your life is worse than theirs. Everyone knows one of em.

                                                                                            [–]cartwheels_lose 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                            I honestly think those of us who don't/won't have kids get way more to make us feel bad. Constant guilt. Weird looks. Condescending comments from relatives.

                                                                                            Money is what we do have. Just let us have it.

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                                                                                              [–]skynet2013 21ポイント22ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                                                              I'd replace the woman with another bag of money.

                                                                                              [–]HeWhoLifts 8ポイント9ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                              http://imgur.com/1IV4KE5

                                                                                              [–]CruiseWeld 20ポイント21ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                                                              contrary to popular belief,the majority of childless couples are still broke!

                                                                                              [–]Skyote 10ポイント11ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                              It's almost like they understand that having a child while poor makes you poorer, and that the child suffers too.

                                                                                              [–]liberaljedi 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                              I didn't realize how much money o was wasting before having kids. Dinner with friends and drinks at the club cab easily cost a month's worth of diapers and baby food.

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                                                                                                [–]fantasise 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                Or selling your kids

                                                                                                [–]meowmeowpurrrs 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                I don't have any kids and no money. yay

                                                                                                [–]corndoggy67 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                DINK LIFE.

                                                                                                [–]Koppin_a_Feel 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                Yet they're just as lame as parents who put stickers on vehicles.

                                                                                                [–]Dont_touch_my_coffee 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                Read an random article not too long ago, the approximate cost of raising a single kid until college is $600,000 USD minimum. Imagine having "kids".

                                                                                                [–]DocOcular 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                Ya, but are your bags of money going to take care of you when you're ol...never mind.

                                                                                                [–]Ericthehysteric 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                lol kinda sad but that pic is true in so many ways but there are some joys to having kids over money

                                                                                                [–]typhoidmarry 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                Not having children was one of the best decisions I've ever made.

                                                                                                [–]Nut_Cancer 24ポイント25ポイント  (10子コメント)

                                                                                                These two are gonna be real mad when they realize they can't get any free candy on Halloween.

                                                                                                [–]Kryten_2X4B_523P 69ポイント70ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                Psh, obviously you've never mugged a child.

                                                                                                [–]IhateSWGEMUmods 24ポイント25ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                                They have money to buy their own candy though!

                                                                                                [–]dnew 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                One halloween I realized that by the time you're old enough to afford to buy your own candy, you're too old to afford to eat it.

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                                                                                                  [–]bloodorangepancakes 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                  That's what November 1st is for, Halloween candy sales.

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                                                                                                    [–]XxBayouWolfxX 9ポイント10ポイント  (8子コメント)

                                                                                                    My wife and I decided we didn't want to have kids about 5 years ago, after years of being together and several doctors telling her she would never be able to grow them anyways, something about polycysts on the ovaries or something like that. The 2 1/2 year old currently stealing my cookies is proof that some plans just don't work the way you plan them.

                                                                                                    [–]mildlystiff 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                    i would set a trap using a cardboard box, a stick, and a rope. because, man, those are MY cookies!

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                                                                                                      [–]truthsmcgee 25ポイント26ポイント  (26子コメント)

                                                                                                      Driving a nissan I doubt it.

                                                                                                      [–]Audiarmy 21ポイント22ポイント  (6子コメント)

                                                                                                      That's a nissan armada, which new range from 38 to 55.5 thousand dollars (fully loaded), it's not super expensive but I wouldn't act like it's cheap either.

                                                                                                      [–]FlyingPhotog 3ポイント4ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                                      To me that's a pretty expensive car. How do people on median incomes afford cars above $20k? With $3.5k down on a $21k car, my payments are around $300/mo. Imagine $600/mo PLUS the additional gas consumption PLUS the additional insurance on a $40k car?

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                                                                                                        [–]GeekDad12 59ポイント60ポイント  (16子コメント)

                                                                                                        My wife and I drive a newer Hyundai and a 10+ year old Jetta. We have money.

                                                                                                        Wealth is what you don't spend.

                                                                                                        [–]Fresh_Bulgarian_Miak 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                        I have money. Very little, but I have some.

                                                                                                        [–]phingerbang 21ポイント22ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                                                                        but you dont have a sticker on your 10+ year old jetta saying how much money you have. if someone wants to brag about it, slapping a sticker on a mediocre car isnt the way to do it

                                                                                                        [–]DWells55 6ポイント7ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                        Wealth is what you don't spend.

                                                                                                        On the flip side, wealth is nearly pointless if you don't let yourself indulge in the things you enjoy. If cars are a passion and you can comfortably afford it, go for it.

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                                                                                                            [–]ripjerryseinfeld 8ポイント9ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                                                                            Now just remove the wife and replace her with an even larger bag of money.

                                                                                                            [–]theflush1980 16ポイント17ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                                            My boyfriend (45) and I (35) have decided we want a life without children. We're a gay couple and have been together for 16 years now, luckily we both didn't have a wish for children. We have well paid jobs so having children wouldn't be a financial burden at all, however I don't want the responsibility. I'm probably the kind of person who would be overbearing and worried sick all the time haha. Furthermore, I love my nephews and niece to death as an uncle, but I'm also glad when they go home again and we're just the two of us again. We have the complete freedom to do anything and go anywhere, I noticed that a lot of my friends lack that freedom since they got children. Don't get me wrong, they voluntarily chose that life and are very happy with it. It's just not my life.

                                                                                                            [–]internetqueef 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                            There is no law saying one must have kids, I had kids early, plan on retiring early and living my 50's smoking weed all day son!

                                                                                                            [–]BazooKaJoe5 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                            Dad checking in, add FREE TIME right next to those sacks of money on that sticker.

                                                                                                            [–]Zackadeez 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                            For me being child free wouldn't be to have more money but to not have to worry about anyone ther living person. Yea. I'm a selfish asshole.

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