My dad's latest kid was when he was 51 and the gal was 19. My little sis definitely had a more comfortable childhood than I did, but since she's a she and I'm a he, there's no comparison.

My father had me and my brother in his 40's. Seemed to mostly work out. He fully enjoyed his youth, made money and bought/paid off a house and car(s) before adding the expense of children.

One piece of advice if you decide to have kids when you're older, Take good care of your health. Dad had major health scares when I was 6, 15, and 23, and I think my brother and I would have missed out greatly if he hadn't made it.

Also worth considering is that when I'm in my 30's he'll be in his 70's. I'm his eldest son. That means his chances of meeting any potential grandchildren are at best around 50-50.

Late 30s to mid 40s. You really need your life together before you bring a kid into the equation. I see a lot of people I went to school with who had kids almost as soon as they graduated. That was a shit-show for sure. Nasty divorces, single moms, and the kids getting poorly raised all around. Definitely wait until you have your life in order.

The real challenge by that point is keeping all of the kids that were raised by the aforementioned parties from fucking up your kids, too.

35 - 45

Old enough you lived a life. Young enough to be active.

i'm 25 and in a stable relationship- getting married next year actually. My fiancee and I aren't having kids until our finances are 100 percent solid. The only criteria is basically you shuld be in a stable relationship, not hurting for money, and agree that you are both ready for kids.

To be honest, in my opinion you can never be old enough. Or rather, you can never be mature enough to have children. Children are like women but on a whole other level. There's no way out with them if you want to do it right.

What I'm saying is that age itself does not mean all that much, but how you deal with the world does. That being said, I don't believe people are generally mature enough before their 30s to really know what's what in a way they can translate to their offspring. Of course the logistics are a necessity, but maturity is the spice which is way too often neglected. You can be ready without it, but you won't be prepared.

I'm turning 27 in September and even though I've always been great with kids, I know I'm mentally unfit for children, even if I was in the best relationship ever with shitloads of money to spare. I want to be prepared, not just ready.