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Living in New York City is super expensive. This is true. Having three kids is super expensive. This is also true. And when you look closely at the overlapping part of this Venn diagram, you get the perfect recipe for Thursday’s article in the New York Times about people living both of these experiences at the same time. And the takeaway, for those nonwealthy parents who insist on doing both? Unfortunately, you’re doomed to some limited choices. Stay, and raise your family of five in a constant state of want. Or leave the city, get your bigger piece of the housing pie, but wish that things could have turned out differently.

But what if there’s another option? Be

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