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PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS - MONEY MATTERS - This week's column is about the costs involved in raising kids. An old, but oft-used survey suggests it costs $250,000. But parents, and experts, figure it is much more. The feature dives into the costs, and dos and don't of money management when bringing up kids. Jasmine Stoddart who is a single mom raising two children Nicholas (13) and Emagine (6) ). Surviving on social assistance, even she figures $250,000 is a low-ball estimate. - May 30, 2019.