With the cost of raising a child nearing $300,000, many parents are rethinking just how many kids they can afford.

According to a recent LendingTree survey, almost half (46 percent) of parents with young children said they have fewer kids due to financial constraints. And 77 percent said raising children has been far more expensive than they expected.

Those challenges aren't imagined. Over the past two years, the annual cost of raising........

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