{"id":241,"date":"2026-08-16T09:51:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/?knowledgebase=family"},"modified":"2026-08-16T09:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:51:06","slug":"family","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/?knowledgebase=family","title":{"rendered":"Family and Household"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your life isn&#8217;t just you. Family adds income, costs, and events \u2014 and housing has to fit everyone.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What it is<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A family system with partner income, children, elders, and housing that responds to household size.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What it does<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Adds partner income and childcare costs (childcare ends at school age).<\/li><li>Adds elder care costs when an elderly parent moves in.<\/li><li>Shows household costs as their own line in the budget planner.<\/li><li>Flags overcrowding when your home is too small \u2014 with fatigue and health penalties.<\/li><li>Runs family events: partner moves in, baby arrives, school costs, moving day.<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to use it<\/h2><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Watch the household summary in the setup panel.<\/li><li>Move house before overcrowding penalties bite.<\/li><li>Plan for childcare and elder care in the budget.<\/li><\/ol><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Good to know<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Game years are 13 weeks, so a baby reaches school age inside your 104-week life.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ready to try it? Start a life at <a href='https:\/\/app.moneycq.com'>app.moneycq.com<\/a> \u2014 your first week takes about two minutes.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-241","knowledgebase","type-knowledgebase","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/knowledgebase"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}