Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 24, 1987
July 23, 1987
July 25, 1987
Transcript:
Calvin: More bad news on your polls, Dad. We're looking at an all-time low in popularity here. Dad: Well, Calvin, that's certainly food for thought. Now here's something you can think about. The average cost of raising a kid to age 18 is $100,000. That's a lot of money. So the question you should be asking yourself is. "Is that hundred grand a gift...or a loan?" Calvin: Gotcha, Dad. I was just on my way to bed.
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Zerestra almost 16 years ago
Wow, I’d never seen this one before! This is my dad!!!
sunshinelegend almost 14 years ago
Technically, dad “borrowed” a hundred grand from his dad when he was a kid, and he pays it back by raising his own kid. Calvin will pay back his loan when he raises his kid.
Icalasari over 13 years ago
sunshinelegend: Unless Calvin doesn’t have a kid :P
DragonWizzard over 13 years ago
Icalasari: He will. Or Susie is going to be AWFULLY lonely.
fishbulb239 almost 13 years ago
Heck, Calvin will break more than $100k worth of stuff by the time he’s a teenager. Dad needs to adjust his calculations for the cost of Calvin.
NateWright about 12 years ago
and imagine raising eight kids!! thats how much we are!!! :)
yow4zip Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Does Calvin feel lucky?
jassonlsm76 over 8 years ago
Dad is throwing down the gauntlet.
BarrelO'Molasses Premium Member over 7 years ago
It’s a gift; and you pay it back with a grandchild or two. Maybe ten. You can also pay it back by living a long, healthy life, which is what your parents want most from you.
Me2times. almost 6 years ago
It’s amazing what your brain understands when you get older and reread material you read as a kid and didn’t understand at the time what was being said
WinkyDoodleDandy almost 4 years ago
$233,610 is what google says for July 2020. That’s some seriously compounded inflation.