A common question of couples planning on starting a family is, "How much does it cost to have a baby?" With the media reporting that children can cost hundreds of thousands to raise, cribs retailing at hundreds of dollars and health care expenses soaring, it's no wonder new parents are concerned. While there is no black and white answer on how much you are going to spend, the good news is that you can make child rearing as expensive or as inexpensive as you choose.
As with many things, babies come with fixed expenses and re-occurring expenses. The cost of fixed expenses, like baby gear and nursery décor, can easily be reduced down to a minimum.
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Decorating a nursery can easily run you thousands of dollars if you buy all new furniture, rugs, curtains, wall decorations, closet organizers etc. However, with a little creativity, resourcefulness and thought, you can easily put together a dream nursery for a few hundred, or even less! Keep your eyes and ears open for hand-me-downs, scour online classified, auctions and make it a regular outing to go to weekend garage sales. Update a well used, but dirt cheap, changing table with a fresh coat of paint and some inexpensive storage baskets. If you can't find a used crib bumper that you love, ask your creative aunt or friend to sew you a custom bumper out of adorable fabric for a fraction of the cost of a new one. Take every opportunity to go to garage sales to find the cute little knick knacks that give a room personality.
Baby gear such as car seats, high chairs, stollers and bouncy chairs can also be found at bargains if you are willing to go with used. Make sure to check for safety recalls on everything you buy second hand.
If you have a good friend or relative who's planning on starting a family soon make a deal with them that you'll share baby gear. You can buy the bouncy chair if they buy the swing and you can let each other borrow them when you need them. Newborn gear is easy to share with others because the items only get used for a few months, hardly enough time to get dirty or wrecked.
The costs that you will need to budget for in your monthly budget are the re-occuring costs. Again, these can be as high or as low as you let them. The usual reoccurring baby costs are: formula/baby food, diapers, clothes, doctors visits, and toys.
Formula and disposable diapers can often be your largest expenses. As a guideline, assume that disposable diapers and wipes will cost you around per month and formula 0 per month. However, both expenses can be virtually eliminated if you breastfeed and use cloth diapers. Breastfeeding is free and you can get a years supply of cloth diapers for less than 0.
When your baby is old enough to start on solids you can spend money on canned baby food or you can choose the most inexpensive option of making your own baby food purees. They are easy to make and taste so much better. The cost will only be an extra portion of fruit, vegetables and grains that you already buy.
Clothes and toys can be found second hand, church thrift stores are great places to look, or from generous family members at gift giving occasions. Luckily babies are so curious about the world around them that toys are easily found in everyday objects.
The web is full of free baby products, so take advantage! If you register at your favorite baby product websites you will soon start receiving generous coupons in the mail.
The bottom line is that babies can be raised on any kind of budget. What babies need more than monetary objects are love, attention, and affection, which are all free. You don't need a trust fund in place in order for you to afford to have a child, if you are emotionally ready to raise baby, then money shouldn't stop you.
Christmas Sales Sumersault Pop Dot 10 Piece Crib Set, Tan/Green/Orange 201
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Christmas Sales Sumersault Pop Dot 10 Piece Crib Set, Tan/Green/Orange Feature
- 10 piece set: quilt, bumper, sheet and dust ruffle, blanket, diaper stacker, wall hanging (3), valance
- A complete nursery in a bag
- Lots of detail and design
- Machine washable, gentle warm cycle, tumble dry low
Christmas Sales Sumersault Pop Dot 10 Piece Crib Set, Tan/Green/Orange Overview
Gender neutral 10 pc set; soft beige ground with blue , mocha, chocolate, green, yellow and toasted orange come together in a very sweet print of circles and dots. The comforter, which measures 37" x 47", reverses to a broad soft green stripe, which is alo used in the tailored 13" drop dustruffle. The bumper, in 4 separate sections, is green stripe inside reversing to the circle dot print and bound in chocolate solid. The sheet is a random medium size dot in shades of mocha, green and yellow. It has elastic on all four corners and 7" pockets. The diaperstacker, with an overall measurement of 22" has a green stripe yoke and circle dot body. It holds 36 diapers and includes a hanger. The blanket is a soft yellow fleece with a 1 1/2" green stripe binding all around. The valance has a drop of 18" including green stripe tabs and is defined by a 1" chocolate trim at the top of the circle dot print. Buy two for added fullness to your windows!! The set of 3 wallhangings, 11" squares, shows different circles and dots screen printed with a 3/4" trim of the coordinate green stripe. An extra set of these will make a great statement on the nursery walls.
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