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How to Budget for a Baby
Expecting a new arrival? Learn how to budget for your growing family, including child care, insurance, and parental leave. Before You Start
finance.yahoo.com/how-to-guide/personal-finance/12812
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Upside: Article discussing cost of having a baby with detailed cost breakdown and advice
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AND BABY MAKES THREE
Reassess your budget You'll have to buy a lot of things before (or soon after) your baby arrives. Buying a new crib, stroller, car seat, and other items you'll need could cost you well over $1,000.
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Upside: Very good financial advice on having a baby
Downside: No links to additional information
How much you'll spend on childcare
How much does childcare cost? How much do daycare centers cost? How much does home daycare cost? How much does nanny care cost? Should I pay a relative to care for my child?
www.babycenter.com/0_how-much-youll-spend-on-childcare_1199776.bc
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Upside: Detailed article on childcare finances
Downside: Click on 'See all on one page' to reduce clicking
First Year Cost of Having a Baby To get things started, we've
made some choices for you, based on our research and an exclusive BabyCenter survey of more than 1,000 new moms. Change our selections to customize this tool for yourself!
www.babycenter.com/babyCostCalculator.htm
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Upside: Detailed tool help calculate your first year costs of having a baby
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Baby budget planner
Start baby budget planner Our easy-to-use finance calculator helps you get a better understanding of the costs involved in having a baby. The tool helps you forecast the expenses, from pregnancy ...
money.ninemsn.com.au/saving-and-spending/tools/baby-planner.aspx
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Upside: Four-step budgeting tool
Downside: Requires registration
The Too Busy to Budget Financial Organizing System
"Too Busy to Budget" helps you take control of your finances and create more success in your life.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/0971567832/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top/102-3386847-2786505
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Upside: Site selling book on developing a budget; many positive reviews
Downside: Limited detailed information on the book contents available
Uncommon Sense
A bouncing baby can bust your budget It takes wayyyy more than a garage full of Costco diapers and a crib to take care of a new baby, and the big spending isn't even for baby equipment.
moneycentral.msn.com/content/CollegeandFamily/Raisekids/P90259.asp
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Upside: Very good article on baby budgets
Downside: No tools and limited links to related content
Is the Price Right?
Finding Affordable, Quality Daycare for Your Child Garrett Allen enrolled his 18-month-old son in a full-time daycare center after his wife passed away in 1999.
iparenting.com/resources/articles/daycareexpense.htm
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Upside: Good article comparing different daycare options and costs
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Budgeting for Baby
Every aspect of your life will change once you bring a new baby home. Among all the adjustments new parents must make, financial changes may be one of the more difficult to plan and implement.
www.pregnancyetc.com/baby-budget.htm
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Upside: Helpful article with baby budgeting advice
Downside: Small font; no additional helpful links or tools
The Basics of Budgeting
A Family Budget Doesn't Have to Hurt "Following a budget has really allowed me to know exactly what we can and can't afford and still be a SAHM,"
www.iparenting.com/articles/4917.php
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Upside: Good article on creating a family budget
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