Australia’s baby drought underscores challenges facing young workers
Australia’s baby drought underscores challenges facing young workers
The fertility rate is near historic lows and there are signs it will fall further.
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Yep. We aren't even young but despite our combined income going up by 40% in the last 2 years, we are still having to cut back on everything after having a kid.
With the cost of available childcare at $140 per day, we only get back $20.
So we are basically stuck. So daycare is like $ 18 an hour. If you earn minimum wage or like in aged care you would be fucked. We are super lucky my partner earns a good wage.
We definitely have to cut back on a lot of things to get by lately but unless I'm earning $60+ an hour, childcare isn't worth it. It's super not worth it if you have to take them home sick and still pay...
just try to do what I can freelance when the baby sleeps. But like shit..if we just scrapped the stage 3 tax cuts..