cost of raising children That’s the first google results. If you consider things like college, vehicles and pending other costs (helping with a down payment, etc.) it’s expensive - that’s the number that people hear, and for what? She’s already pregnant.. what is she going to do? Do you think she doesn’t know it can be expensive to raise a child? Do you think people aren’t aware emergencies happen?? Of course they know that.. telling them is just an asinine thing to do. Oh, you might not have thought of this, but your child might have a congenital heart disease that will put you in financial ruin!!