Feeling baby fever and just need someone to talk me out of it
My husband and I have a 9 year old. We live in the US. We will both be turning 30 this year. We have a 1400sq ft house that is a major fixer upper, but we live in a high cost of living area, decent homes are $450k+).
We both work full time, I am a nurse and he is a mechanic, we make a combined income of about $135k. We are comfortable. However, cost of childcare would quickly make us not so comfy.
I want to be able to go on vacations/travel every few years. My husband wants to build and open his own garage. We would like a nicer home. These are things that would financially be incredibly more difficult if we were to have a second child.
My friends have recently had their first kids, and it is making me think having another wouldn’t be so bad. I mean, the hard part isn’t FOREVER, and we’d have the rest of our lives to reach those goals. On the other hand, we have worked really hard to put ourselves in a better position and want to enjoy our hard work.
Tell me all your cons.