<prompt> Human: Im graduating soon and am going to be looking into career options. Im considering teaching, which will mean me looking at 35-40k. Im absolutely going to be planning on having children, probably beginning by 30, and so I want to be sure Im thinking practically. So--is there a reasonable rule for living in a smaller city Louisville, Ann Arbor, Portland ME, etc for how much you should be making annually per child?  <response>: nope. all guilelinesrules are bullshit. its about what you can afford. people raise 2 kids on 100k income, and people also raise 2 kids on 20k income. 