Originally Posted by cdfox
I don't see how this lending is sustainable long-term, especially with housing still be very high and the exorbitant cost of childcare in many areas of the country.

Childcare is now rivals college tuition - a fact that should garner more attention than it does. Of course, at the moment, you can't get a student loan for daycare or nursery school, but I can see this coming soon.

I'll admit that I never ever think about the cost of child care.

However, my wife was able to make money at one point by taking care of a friend's child.

So, I suppose when I think of it at all, I think of it as income and not cost.