En español | The care and feeding of the average 15-year-old runs $13,530 per year, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That's 13 percent more than a five-year-old costs. Plus, as parents we are now paying 20 percent more to raise our kids through age 17 ($222,360) than our parents spent to raise us.
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