tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685060625892460465.post7033101803845493911..comments2023-09-21T05:53:09.085-05:00Comments on Keeping up with the Kehrlis: the cost of raising a childAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17897036330375825700noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685060625892460465.post-2074778990695004442011-01-21T10:26:48.563-06:002011-01-21T10:26:48.563-06:00I wish having Bella was that inexpensive. But with...I wish having Bella was that inexpensive. But with full time daycare, the expensive formula,plus everything else we easily spent 20K the first year, including the loss of income when I took off 10 weeks. Daycare here is the Philly area runs about 12-13K a year. And in Philly you can barely make ends meet on 40-50K on your own, maybe with a couple roomates. But that's just the cost of living difference.Diet DP Loving Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618653131768572315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685060625892460465.post-63261262286399122362011-01-20T14:34:14.119-06:002011-01-20T14:34:14.119-06:00As I was reading this post, I made a mental note t...As I was reading this post, I made a mental note to mention the Susie Orman / Oprah / Nadia interview from last week. I was home with a migraine, and happened to see it. I thought it was really interesting and relevant to a lot of normal families. Her extreme case highlighted how detrimental it can be for children when parents put there own desires ahead of the financial health of the family. <br /><br />I also love Susie Orman, and I think I would really enjoy being a financial adviser. Did you know that the AVERAGE family spends $1,000 playing the lottery each year?! I don't know if you have heard about these new interest lottery savings accounts, but I think it is an excellent idea.<br /><br />Anyway, I am totally serious about coming to visit this summer. I have only applied to 1 job that would require me to start at the beginning of July. We will hopefully know where we are moving in the next couple months, and (cross your fingers) I will graduate the end of June!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11260823269609843206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685060625892460465.post-57401361050597351622011-01-17T09:36:20.671-06:002011-01-17T09:36:20.671-06:00Having Ava was significantly cheaper than we expec...Having Ava was significantly cheaper than we expected. However, we don't expect it to be as cheap the second time around due to a lack of baby showers. We only had to buy diapers starting month 7 (not including the 6 weeks of nb size we didn't anticipate needing). We had a full supply until then which really helped. I breastfed as well, and when I stopped, we switched to the target brand formula which was 50%the cost of brands such as enfamil- we saved $50 per month just on formula. <br /><br />I'm so thankful to be a sahm now, however, even though we fall into that >40,000 bracket, it wasn't possible for me to stay home due to the debt my husband had before we married. We had to pay a lot of that down, and it was months of extreme frugality and two incomes. Even though we still have about two years worth of debt to pay off, by learning to live more frugal, and live on a strict monthly budget, I'm able to stay home (I also babysit part-time to contribute financially).<br /><br />Great Post!Jenny Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13941656694382492701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685060625892460465.post-68827498257377153882011-01-17T09:27:34.213-06:002011-01-17T09:27:34.213-06:00i like your thoughts silvy. rhys and i are both so...i like your thoughts silvy. rhys and i are both so awful at finances and budgeting and the like. we save for the next trip, which is not great when you have children. so when we move to america, you are going to be are personal accountant. :) i like the way you do it!kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044836061893140858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685060625892460465.post-57413282248859545002011-01-16T14:19:26.483-06:002011-01-16T14:19:26.483-06:00I totally agree, Silvy. When I talked to people a...I totally agree, Silvy. When I talked to people about how much it would cost each month to take care of Caleb, the estimates were way higher than it has been for us. Granted he's only been around for about 4 months now, but things can be done cheaply. My estimate for costs for delivery, taking care of Caleb, and equipment is only around $2500 for the year if my predicitions are correct. I do have free child care and we were given a ton of stuff at the beginning, but if you just spend a little time bargain hunting at garage sales, thrift stores, and craigslist, etc. you can make things work!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10918115692330759886noreply@blogger.com