Remix: Preparing Your Finances for Having a Baby

The Motherhood & Money Show

Hey friends! Bethany is taking a quick mini-break the next couple of weeks, but we didn't want to leave you without an episode! Here is one of the most downloaded episodes of The Motherhood and Money Show: Preparing Your Finances for Having a Baby. Enjoy!
Having a baby can be expensive!
Sometimes it is hard to know how much you should have saved up before that little bundle of joy arrives. In this episode of The Motherhood & Money Show, Bethany and Marissa discuss how they each prepared their finances for having children.
In this episode we cover:

• How Bethany and Marissa each prepared financially and set money goals before TTC
• How many months of expenses they set aside in their emergency funds
• What is an HSA and why is it important when having a baby, as well at what items qualify for HSA
• Should you be debt free before having a baby?
• How to start a baby budget
• What are sinking funds and why are they important when planning for a baby?

And as a bonus, we also address:

• Great questions to ask on a first date when you want to make sure they are financially stable
• Ways to save on baby items
• Spending on the items that matter most to you and cutting back on items that are not as important

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