Category Archive: The Costs of Raising Baby

Sep 11

5 Tips to Give Everything to Your Baby the Frugal Way

Today we have a guest post from Ben Cushman, who writes about finance, shopping & more. Raising a baby can get expensive and very quickly. It can also be frustrating given that children grow up and out of things so fast. Because most people want their baby to have the best of everything, they end …

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Apr 11

The Costs of Raising Baby: Child Care

Today’s post is the sixth in our ‘Cost of Raising Baby’ series. In previous weeks, we’ve discussed formula, diapers, clothing, medical care and miscellaneous expenses. This week we will discuss perhaps the largest expense you will have during that first year: infant child care. Before getting into the numbers, I have a disclaimer to make. …

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Apr 04

The Costs of Raising Baby: Miscellaneous

This is the fifth post in our Cost of Raising Baby series. We previously discussed formula, diapers, clothes, and medical care. Today’s post will cover a lot of miscellaneous things that don’t really merit a complete post of their own. There are just so many things you need to have in order to have and …

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Mar 28

The Costs of Raising Baby: Medical Care

Today’s post is the fourth in the ‘Cost of Raising Baby’ series. So far, we’ve covered formula, diapers, and clothes. This post will cover the costs of medical care, from the moment you find out you’re pregnant to your child’s first birthday. We’ve actually spent more on medical care than anything else. Insurance What you …

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Mar 21

The Costs of Raising Baby: Clothes

Today’s post is the third in the ‘Cost of Raising Baby’ series. Previously we discussed infant formula and disposable diapers. This week we’re going to look at the cost of clothing during a baby’s first year. To start off, lets go over some assumptions. There are a lot of variables in the cost of baby …

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