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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
Upside: Article discussing cost of having a baby with detailed cost breakdown and advice
Downside: None
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
Upside: Four-step budgeting tool
Downside: Requires registration
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
Upside: Very good article on baby budgets
Downside: No tools and limited links to related content
make sure your finances are under control. Creating a plan now can make adjusting to new family-related expenses feel more manageable
www.ameriprise.com/amp/individual/planning-advice/starting-family.asp
Upside: Basic tips to start understanding how to budget for a baby
Downside: Click on right hand links for details
Around 700,000 women give birth every year in the UK. Because having a baby will change your life, it's important to keep your finances under review and plan ahead for the extra costs your bundle of ...
uk.biz.yahoo.com/30042007/389/budget-baby.html
Upside: Helpful information on creating a baby budget
Downside: Small font
Budget & Saving Resources Articles | Quizzes | Tools | Mom to Mom | Local Resources | Message Boards | Related Topics
www.babyzone.com/mom_dad/budget_saving-index
Upside: Various resources to plan and manage your budget
Downside: Long list of links, ads
Baby? Planning to have a baby is an overall a joyful and exciting experience.
www.pregnancy-info.net/babyfinance.html
Upside: Good information on baby financial budgeting
Downside: Many ads, small font
home budget shouldn't be a chore. Done properly, it can be a way to free yourself of truly unnecessary spending, and to put money into the things that matter to you.
www.familyresource.com/finance/home-budget
Upside: Help with planning a budget
Downside: Not baby-specific, many ads
Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Upside: PDF file on lesson plan targeted to high school students on budgeting for a baby
Downside: Really a classroom exercise teaching plan
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.
Upside: Very good financial advice on having a baby
Downside: No links to additional information