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Having a kid? It'll now cost you this much to raise the child

It will cost a middle-income American family, on average, $245,340 to raise a child born in 2013 until he or she becomes an adult.
It will cost a middle-income American family, on average, $245,340 to raise a child born in 2013 until he or she becomes an adult.John Paul Henry / AP