Thanks so much Yas. Yeah, that's something I've said to my husband: that I'm sure there are many other people who aren't in "perfect" positions when they have babies, yet somehow they make it work. We rent our place, too, and I think if we have a baby, we'll probably be renting for much longer!
Hi Alexis and welcome to BB
The only thing i can say is no-one ever (that i've spoken to!) feels like they are in a perfect position financially to have a baby. We rent our house, we have some savings, but not a massive amount.
I have found for us personally that budgeting is not much different to before we had kids. We pay all our bills and save what we can. We also don't really go out as often as we used to, but we make sure we go to the movies together once a month.
I haven't really helped that much lol, all i can say is we have always made it work financially, i wouldn't give up my family for the world
Good luck xxxxxxxxxx
If you don't mind me asking, what were some major things that you felt you needed to have money for when your family came along? Things like health insurance, a new car (?), prams and strollers etc...? Did you find that these things took a big chunk out of the bank?
Sorry if these questions are kinda personal. Please don't feel like you have to answer them!
And thank you for the welcome. :-)
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