Billionaire Ronald Perelman and His Ex-Wife Are Duking It Out: She Says She Needs $4400 a Day To Raise Their Four-Year-Old. Too Much?
 Reed KotakeAge 20 Resides East Village Occupation Student How much money do you think it takes to raise a child? Three hundred sixty dollars a day. Do you think you were raised with too many material things? Too few? Definitely enough, even though there was stuff I wanted and didn’t get. What would you buy a child if you had unlimited cash? I’d send them on a spree at FAO Schwarz.
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|  Terry MayerAge 75 Resides Murray Hill Occupation Jewelry designer and bell expert How much money do you think it takes to raise a child? Very little, but a lot of love. About $75 a day. Do you think you were raised with too many material things? Too few? I was raised very simply. I had to use whatever gifts God gave me. What would you buy a child if you had unlimited cash? They’d have to be interested, but I’d buy books.
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 Noel ParrishAge 23 Resides Secaucus, New Jersey Occupation Retail men’s clothing How much money do you think it takes to raise a child? $100 a day maximum. Do you think you were raised with too many material things? Too few? Ample. I wasn’t short of anything. What would you buy a child if you had unlimited cash? I would hire a plane and fly him from country to country to introduce him to cultures all over the world.
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|  Carla SpruillAge 27 Resides Brooklyn Occupation Student How much money do you think it takes to raise a child? Depends on whether you need child care. I’d say $150 a day. Do you think you were raised with too many material things? Too few? Just enough. What would you buy a child if you had unlimited cash? I would let my son spend a day in Vegas with all the virtual reality, because that’s the only thing that would satisfy him.
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 Mike TaylorAge 49 Resides Bayonne, New Jersey Occupation Banker How much money do you think it takes to raise a child? Two hundred dollars a week. Do you think you were raised with too many material things? Too few? I had a great childhood. We weren’t rich but we didn’t know it. What would you buy a child if you had unlimited cash? Every time I go see my granddaughter, I take her a bear. Big, small. If I had that money, I would set up a house and fill it with bears.
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|  Rickey BrandenburgAge 42 Resides Bronx Occupation Antique-furniture mover How much money do you think it takes to raise a child? I’d say $100 a day. Do you think you were raised with too many material things? Too few? I was raised with just enough to get me where I am today. It taught me how to get my own. If you give kids too much, they’re lost if it’s taken away. What would you buy a child if you had unlimited cash? I’d get him a moped and a computer. Then I’d hire a couple of professional wrestlers to teach him how to be a safe wrestler. |
 Lillian WrightAge 21 Resides Brooklyn Occupation Actress How much money do you think it takes to raise a child? Fifty to one hundred dollars if you have to send them to daycare. Do you think you were raised with too many material things? Too few? My family was well off. But my parents weren’t the type to go out and buy us everything we wanted. What would you buy a child if you had unlimited cash? I would send him or her to a really good school with diverse students. Then I’d take them on a world cruise, because that’s what I’d want to do.
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|  Sonni TownsAge 24 Resides Flatbush Occupation Student How much money do you think it takes to raise a child? With food, clothing, I’d say $100 a day. Do you think you were raised with too many material things? Too few? We weren’t rich but it was enough. What would you buy a child if you had unlimited cash? I’d put a percentage toward education. I wouldn’t spoil him but I’d buy him his own playground. |