I have to agree. With many moms, nursing is the harder choice and sometimes not the right one. Cheaper, maybe, it depends on if the baby will nurse and if the mom needs to work. Lots of money gets spent when the natural milk has to be expressed, stored, and bottled. As for easier, for me,imo formula is way way easier. I have not used formula though but from the nursing experiences I have had, I don't see how formula could be anything but easier. As for nursing freeing up space in the diaper bag, that was not happening here as my water bottle took up tons of space and I was constantly thirsty. I ate more too when nursing. And wow people poke fun at the mood changes a pregnant lady goes through, those mood swings and cravings are nothing compared to the nursing mom's mood swings.
But when all goes well, when baby is a good nurser and mom enjoys it, nursing can be a wonderful experience. Like anything natural, there is an effort to get to the reward but the benefits are great.
And I have to say that when nursing is not happening, there are things besides formula to turn to, everything from natural herbs to prescriptions to goats milk to home made formula too. So if nursing is not right, it is not life ending like it used to be.