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[quote]Daughters cost more than £28,000 to bring up - almost £2,000 more than the average son, research by lovemoney.com has revealed.
The average parent will fork out almost £2,140 each year on clothes, shoes, presents and paying for activities and sports clubs for their little girl – compared to just £1,999 most parents spend on their sons every year. That's a total of £28,439 on daughters between the ages of five and 18, compared to £26,630 on sons over the same period.
So how come girls cost more than boys? What is it exactly that makes the female of the species more expensive than the male?
[B]Girls have more expensive hobbies[/B]
Our study of 3,000 parents revealed that the biggest chunk of cash is spent on their child's hobbies and sports clubs, such as swimming or football.
Each year, parents of boys part with almost £556 in membership or lesson fees - £7,223 during a childhood, while those with girls shell out more than £603 a year or £7,846 up to the age of 18.
Not so surprising when you consider that sports that are most popular with little girls – such as ballet and horse-riding – are more expensive than popular boys' sports, such as football and athletics.
[B]Girls are more vain[/B]
Little girls, it seems, are also more demanding. The average son only gets £2,061 in pocket money between the age of four and 18, while girls manage to wheedle more than £2,162 out of Mum and Dad – so at least £100 more!
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Similarly, daughters get clothes worth more than £2,029 over a childhood compared to the £1,891 that sons have to make do with.
It's the same scenario when it comes to school uniforms. You might imagine that in the rough and tumble of the playground, boys wear out their school kit faster, but it seems they put up and shut up. School uniform and sports kit for a girl sees parents fork out £1,040.91, while those with boys part with just £974.61. (Read Back to school money-saving tips! for tips on how to cut these costs down.)
Accessories, such as hats and bags add more than £893 to the cost of bringing up a daughter, but boys get just £644.15 splashed on them.
Images-conscious girls also see more spent on their haircuts over their years – with a childhood bill of £694.46 compared to a boy's £558.35.
[B]Boys get better Christmas presents but girls throw better parties[/B]
But while boys and girls can both expect birthday presents worth an average of £99 each year, more is spent on sons at Christmas - £153.28 each year compared to a daughter gift worth £141.98.
And girls have the most expensive birthday parties – seeing parents part with £75.45 each year – or £980.85 during their daughter's childhood.
Boys, however, get a party costing just £66.53 - £864.89 between the ages of five and 18.
[B]There's no end in sight[/B]
Even when their children become teenagers, girls still get more money than boys – partly because they often start out as more nervous drivers.
Parents also splash out more on driving lessons for their daughter – spending £125.19 compared to the £104.95 for a son.
And girls get £675.03 towards their first car, while boys only get £538.93.
Ed Bowsher from lovemoney.com , said: ‘A child of either sex is a massive expense. That's why it makes sense to start financial planning before your child is even born. The more careful you are with your cash, the more money you'll have for your kids." [/quote]
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not true in my family.
my brothers cost more than me.
[QUOTE=Souris;22161609]not true in my family.
my brothers cost more than me.[/QUOTE]
read that wrong
True in our case. My sister "needs" new clothes all the time because anything you wear more than once is "old".
I would probably get the same if I asked for it but I'm happy with what I have.
[QUOTE=Souris;22161609]not true in my family.
my brothers cost more than me.[/QUOTE]
Because they're gay?
Both are priceless
Sounds pretty fair given the amount of girls you see shopping at the ma-
[quote]And girls get £675.03 towards their first car, while boys only get £538.93.[/quote]
:argh:
"It's a girl!"
"No! Check again!-I have no money to afford a girl!"
[QUOTE=WhatTheFox;22161713]Both are priceless[/QUOTE]
not my sister,
any one want a 14 years old blonde? talks too much and loves Justin Beiber.
This is so sexist. Girls and Boys are equally expensive. No children are expensive. But if you think children are expensive, then how are you going to carry your family name? Discontinue it?
[QUOTE=BCell;22162127]This is so sexist. Girls and Boys are equally expensive. No children are expensive. But if you think children are expensive, then how are you going to carry your family name? Discontinue it?[/QUOTE]
Actually it's not sexist since it's true.
Sure there are exceptions, but mostly it is like that.
Does the £28,000 include food costs?
Two thousand over the course of a child's life is a drop in the bucket and hardly worth noting
Tampons, Therapy, Anti-anxiety medication.. It all adds up
i thought this would be about the child slave rade
umm, in the what, 18 year period that they live at home £2000 is shit all
No shit sherlock.
[QUOTE=Ass Man;22163095]Two thousand over the course of a child's life is a drop in the bucket and hardly worth noting[/QUOTE]
i guess it's more of teenage spending because i remember reading something that said it costs about 200,000 to raise a child(age 1-18).
brb asking dad for the money he saved from not having a girl
My spoiled littlesister (16-years old now, other littlesisters are 19 and 10 and are NOT spoiled like her) has like her 18th phone my parents bought her, while I'm on my 0th phone my parents bought me.
And of course she has a laptop, and now she wants ANOTHER laptop for whatever reason.
My parents paid her trip to Spain.
She also got a scooter for her 500m school trips while I always walked 3km to school and nowadays 6km to work.
She's also getting a car for AT LEAST 5000 euros, while my 1988 Nissan Sunny that my grandpa gave broke down years ago.
She's also the worst bitch I know. Se whines about EVERYTHING, nothing is never good. She has called my mom a whore multiple times. I could never EVER call my mom something like that. Even calling her stupid makes me feel like an asshole.
Only thing I use nowadays that my parents gave me, is this computer. My old one broke to bits and I couldn't afford a new one, so they bought me one. :love:
This doesn't surprise me. Both my brother and I have gone several years without buying new clothes but my sister wants new clothes every other month. And she wants pocket money, I've never gotten pocket money in my life, if I wanted money I had to work for it.
[QUOTE=bugfix;22161704]True in our case. My sister "needs" new clothes all the time because anything you wear more than once is "old".
I would probably get the same if I asked for it but I'm happy with what I have.[/QUOTE]
Damnit, this is so true. I might buy new clothers twice a year, while my sister buys something new every week.
I'm inclined to believe this. My sister basically costs more than myself and my two brothers combined. Then she bitches that she never gets anything she wants.
In other news, the sky was recently reported to be, infact, blue.
[QUOTE=The golden;22163074]Yeah, I can see why.
My sister fucking breaks every new expensive item she gets. New camera. Two weeks later, boom, [b]she split water[/b] on it and broke the shutter.
She's also on her 4th MP3-player in the past year.[/QUOTE]
She shouldn't be splitting elements near fragile equipment anyway.
[QUOTE=BCell;22162127]This is so sexist. Girls and Boys are equally expensive. No children are expensive. But if you think children are expensive, then how are you going to carry your family name? Discontinue it?[/QUOTE]
Did you even READ the OP?
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[QUOTE=SgtTupelo;22163731]My spoiled littlesister (16-years old now, other littlesisters are 19 and 10 and are NOT spoiled like her) has like her 18th phone my parents bought her, while I'm on my 0th phone my parents bought me.
And of course she has a laptop, and now she wants ANOTHER laptop for whatever reason.
My parents paid her trip to Spain.
She also got a scooter for her 500m school trips while I always walked 3km to school and nowadays 6km to work.
She's also getting a car for AT LEAST 5000 euros, while my 1988 Nissan Sunny that my grandpa gave broke down years ago.
She's also the worst bitch I know. Se whines about EVERYTHING, nothing is never good. She has called my mom a whore multiple times. I could never EVER call my mom something like that. Even calling her stupid makes me feel like an asshole.
Only thing I use nowadays that my parents gave me, is this computer. My old one broke to bits and I couldn't afford a new one, so they bought me one. :love:[/QUOTE]
Oh god, I hate her already and I don't even know her. :ohdear:
Actually it would be
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[QUOTE=BCell;22162127]This is so sexist. Girls and Boys are equally expensive. No children are expensive. But if you think children are expensive, then how are you going to carry your family name? Discontinue it?[/QUOTE]
It's not sexist, they aren't talking about how much it is to buy a kid, they are talking about how much money it takes to give gifts, parties, and necessities to a child. Learn to read.
Girls find fun in spending huge amounts of money on clothes. Men are happy with half-decent clothes and a games console.
[QUOTE=BCell;22162127]This is so sexist. Girls and Boys are equally expensive. No children are expensive. But if you think children are expensive, then how are you going to carry your family name? Discontinue it?[/QUOTE]
That is one of the stupidest things I have ever seen posted on facepunch. It is no more sexist then to say girls care more about the cloths they where then boys. I be if you went in to a KFC and saw a black guy buying a bucket of chicken you would call the employ raciest.
I never intend to have kids, all kids are are black holes for money and time.
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