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　　The cost of raising a child from birth to age 18 is about ＄ 160,140! That doesn't even touch college tuition．For those with kids, this figure might lead them thinking how much they could have banked．For others, that number might confirm the decision to remain childless．

　　But ＄160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down．It translates into ＄ 896.66 a year, ＄741.38 a month, or ＄171.08 a week．That's a mere ＄24.44 a day! Just over a dollar an hour．

　　Still, you might think the best financial advice says don't have children if you ever want to be "rich"．It is not．

　　What do you get for your ＄160,140?

　　●Naming rights．

　　●Giggles under the covers every night．

　　●More love than your heart can hold．

　　●Kisses and hugs．

　　●Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies．

　　●A hand to hold usually covered with jam．

　　A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites, and building sandeastles．

　　For ＄160,140, you never have to grow up! You get to finger-paint, carve pumpkins, play hide-and-seek, and never stop believing in Santa Claus．You have an excuse to keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh, watching cartoons , going to Disney movies, and wishing on stars．

　　For ＄160,140, you get to be a hero just for taking the training wheels off the bike, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless．

　　You get a front row seat to history; to witness the first step, first word, first date, and first time behind the wheel．

　　You get to be immortal(不朽的)．

　　You get another branch added to your family tree．

　　You get an education in nursing, criminal justice and communications that no college can match．

　　You have all the power to correct a mistake, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a party, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost．

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　　Chinese girl looking for language exchanger

　　Posted Feb 10, 2010 16∶25　by Sophia

　　Tag：Seeking Language partners　Guangzhou　Sex：Female

　　Race/Ethnicity：Chinese

　　I am a Chinese girl in my 20's, can speak and write in English, but I'd like to make some improvement．People always look for making it better, right?

　　Meanwhile, I also like to meet more friends if we really have some topics to share．

　　And if you are in Guangzhou or visit here, I am more than willing to show you around in my spare time．

　　Reply to happycora@hotmail．com or call 15015704625

　　Tianhe nice apartment for share

　　Posted Feb 24, 2010 16∶47　by Vivian

　　Tag：Seeking roommates　Guangzhou　Tianhe District　Up to 2000 RMB

　　I have a room available for rent in a shared apartment in Central Tianhe district．

　　The room has a big window with a nice view．The apartment itself is on the 22th floor of a new secure building on Tianhe Bei Lu, about 10 minutes walk from metro stations(地铁站)on lines 1 and 3, as well as buses and other transportation methods very close．

　　If you are interested, please feel free to phone me(Vivian)on 13145751201(message preferred), or email me on vivian liu2003@hotmail．com．

　　Business Interpreter/Guide

　　Posted Feb 26, 2010 08∶46　by Sony

　　Tag：Business Services　Guangzhou　Baiyun District

　　Dear Foreign Friends, I am a professional interpreter, now looking for a Freelance interpreter job urgently．Please read my CV at below：

　　Name：Sony Song

　　Gender：Male

　　Age：22 years old

　　Education：Studied English in Da Shan Foreign Language College

　　Birth：9th Oct 1987, Luohe city, Henan province, China．

　　Ability：Speak fluent English, know Guangzhou city very well, can also guide you to Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Dongguan, Shunde, Macao, Hongkong, etc．

　　Contact Detail：E-mail/MSN：sonysong4@hotmail．com; cell phone：15112015812

　　Looking for flat

　　Posted Mar 11, 2010 14∶03　by Lucy

　　Tag：Apartments wanted　Guangzhou

　　Hello,

　　This is Lucy coming from Peru and looking for a short term flat, from 15th April until 4th May 2010．If somebody can give some information, send me pictures, price and address．

　　Email：lucitamaron@hotmail．com; cell phone：13800013900

　　Thanks a lot in advance!

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