According to this site:(http://www.euronet.nl/users/keesree/info.htm), which does not mention how old these estimates are, these are prices of tickets on Titanic for a one-way trip in today's money:

First Class Parlor Suite: $50,000 (no parlor suite for me!)
First Class Berth: $1,724
Second Class: $690
Third Class: $172-460



I could get a first class berth, but that would require scrimping and saving for a while (ramen noodles, anyone?). So second class would be a less fun but more realistic choice. However, if I was supporting two kids with my less-than-awesome paychecks, I'd be in third also.

About the lifeboats: Even though the custom of the time was "women and children first", I'd feel bad about getting into boat while there were still men who had children left on the ship. I wouldn't want any child to be fatherless because I had lived.