This was an interesting topic I heard about marriage where nowadays a lot of people look at their finances ahead of time to determine if they are ready to start a family as no one wants to bring up a child where they won’t have a roof over their head or food to eat as an example. On the other hand, there are those who have a more traditional mindset where you need to find someone to marry and have children in your early adult life as this is something money won’t fix if you end up say being 50 years old with financial freedom but now your body simply can’t produce a child. Therefore, it’s better to do that and just struggle financially as you’ll eventually figure out a way and have the best of both worlds.
There’s a lot of validity to that point I suppose as time and age will be a factor if you wanted to have children. Heck, in some cultures people in their 30’s are considered “leftovers” where even if they are financially well off these age groups are considered undesirable to be able to have and raise children. So should you always look to do everything you can when you are young like in this situation versus focusing in financial stability?
I remember one person actually who actually owns as a successful pizza shop and he said one regret he had was not doing all the crazy stuff when was young such as travelling. His reason was that he now realized money can always be earned but his youth he will never get back. I think the middle ground in this case if you want to start a family is to not waste time in trying to find your ideal partner. Because finances can completely change too when you find the right person. For example, you could actually spend less on groceries together buying larger volumes versus just for yourself. Heck, maybe with the right person you would find the ideal business partner too. Again, that would change everything. This is versus holding off on the search and saying how you will do it when you already have a house and all.