Yeah, I could put the crib in the living room, I could have moved in with my parents, or gone homeless, and depended on shelters. I could give my daughter a bath every other day, and we can use candles for light, and use the fireplace to cook. What was I thinking buying diapers, when I could have just wrapped a towel around her. And bottles and formula, when I could still be breastfeeding. Geesh! Your points are absurd, and its fairly obvious that you have no children. Because if you did you would know beyond a shadow of a doubt that they come with a gauranteed extra expense.