Mum Writes Letter To Her Kids Detailing How Much It Costs To Provide For Them

A mother has written a letter to her kids about child support putting in detail how much it costs every month to provide for them.�

After hearing about her kids’ complaints about money, a mother decided to do a breakdown of her expenses for each of her three children in a post which has now gone viral.

The handwritten letter, which was posted on Instagram,�contains the child support payment she receives along with every single expense she forks out for the family, including the water to wash clothes, mum’s ‘taxi’ costs and Wi-fi.

“‘Cause you can’t drive and I’m nice, even though I drive you back and forth I won’t charge you for the $560,” she wrote to her children.�She also detailed the $270 she spends monthly on lights “so you can see”, and $100 on gas “so you can bathe and be warm.”

She added that while she�gets $600 as contribution from the kids’ father, her outlay of funds is�$888 per month, per kid.

“This is my point kiddos. Bills happen everyday. The tables have to turn to live comfortably. I work my ass off,” she wrote.

The�post has earned more than 74,000 likes and received comments from people online who agreed that children have to understand that money doesn’t grow on trees.

Source:�Honey.nine.com.au�and�www.instagram.com/p/BXiehEtFmUM/

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