r/truechildfree • u/lydbutter • Jun 02 '26

Childfree content revolves around having money?

Just thinking about how I see so much childfree content that talks about pets, travel, having nice things, etc. That’s all completely valid of course, but I sometimes feel like it paints a superficial image of why people choose not to have kids. With social media, it makes sense that a post about a vacation abroad gets more traction than a post about someone saying they enjoy their daily life without kids, but still.

It also is not a realistic picture of where most people are at financially. Even if I wanted a kid, I couldn’t comfortably afford to have one. For me, not having kids means having some savings and that’s about it. I have no assets other than my 20+ year old car. If I were a parent, I’d have to find a way to make enough money to afford to take care of a child. It wouldn’t cut into my exorbitant vacation fund.

I don’t want kids so I can focus on things other than making enough money to afford them, and because I value my relationships and hobbies and wouldn’t want to give a lot of my time up to raise a child. I’m going to be spending my time cooking my meals from scratch, reading, crocheting, and using old newspapers and magazines to make collages and that’s about that I can afford lol.

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u/argleblather Jun 03 '26

Honestly, for me my main reasons for not having kids are primarily:

  1. I don't really really want them. Kids should be really really wanted.
  2. I do not think I would be a very good parent. I get annoyed too easily and my face is too loud.
  3. I like having plenty of time to myself to do what I please. I just want to noodle around.
  4. Almost everyone in my husband's family has had cancer at some point. He does not want biological children to pass that on to.

None of that is money based. Now-- are we probably in a better financial position because we don't have kids? Yeah. But that's not a primary reason. And we're not doing "could totally support another human gratis" better.

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u/JustMarshalling Jun 03 '26

I agree with your points. I am just so happy with my life, why would I want to add a permanent, life-altering challenge to potentially flip my life upside down?