It was less a comment on my sister's personal financial situation and more reflective of the fact that having kids isn't just expensive. Some managed to follow the previously typical trajectory of getting married, buying a house and then having kids when the time felt right. Outside of Baltimore, 'having a house really made us feel comfortable having children'Achieving the major financial milestone of homeownership helped Marie Medina, 28, and her husband, Daniel, feel ready to start having kids. "Having a house really made us feel comfortable having children," Medina says. She and her husband moved from the Bronx to Portland, Oregon, in 2021, in part to make their dream of having kids more financially feasible.

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