[quote=harvey][quote=scaredyclassic]he mentions somewhere, minimal activities and commitments of any type. [/quote]

I’m generally pragmatic with personal finance, but he takes it to a level that’s a little too cold and calculating.

Stuff like “you only need one kid” and “you don’t need a dog.” Yes he actually did the math, and a dog in your life means that you’ll have to work X number of years longer before retirement…

I keep a budget but don’t think it’s healthy to be calculating the lifetime cost of a family member.[/quote]

“The dog population experienced relative stability from 1987 to 1996, before seeing a yearly increase of 3-4% since that time.[48] In 2000, there were 68 million dogs in the country, and by 2010 that estimate had grown to 75 million, with about 40% of American households owning a dog.[49][50]

In 2012, there were 83.3 million dogs and about 47% of households had a dog.[51] 70% of the owners had a dog, 20% of the owners had two dogs, and 10% of the owners had three or more dogs.[51]”