How to Financially Plan for a Family

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Tip 1 - Family planning: Financially, that is

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by team 13416 | permalink

Children can turn your budgeting upside down. Seven tips to make managing money easy
Tags: Financial planning; List; Personal finance

For further reading: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/family-planning-financially-that-is/article1390290/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Family Finances

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Perry Lee | permalink

Whether you're counting down the weeks until your bundle of joy arrives or have a tiny tot running around, the cost of raising a family kicks in well before your baby starts throwing his karate kicks in utero.

For further reading: http://www.whattoexpect.com/family/family-finances.aspx ^[2]

Tip 3 - A Nine-Month Plan for Getting Your Family's Finances in Order

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Carlos Barroso | permalink

For further reading: http://www.parents.com/pregnancy/considering-baby/financing-family/a-nine-month-plan-for-getting-your-familys-finances-in-order/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - Financially Preparing for a Baby

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Daniel Rupf | permalink

You won't believe how much it costs to raise a child!

For further reading: http://www.parents.com/pregnancy/considering-baby/financing-family/preparing-for-baby-financially/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - LifeStages: Preparing financially for a family

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Roy Hendrickson | permalink

Planning for a child is a financial mind-bender because there are so many unknowns.

For further reading: http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/basics/story/2012-09-23/financial-planning-having-a-baby/57821604/1 ^[5]

Tip 6 - Checklist: I Want to Financially Prepare for a New Baby

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Michael Meltser | permalink

Sleep isn't the only thing that takes a hit when you have an infant. But these to-dos can prep your finances before baby arrives. More

For further reading: http://www.learnvest.com/knowledge-center/how-to-financially-prepare-for-a-baby-checklist/ ^[6]

Tip 7 - Here Comes Baby: Financially Preparing for the Bundle of Joy

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Axel Koch | permalink

To help you keep financial fears at bay, we’re offering a three-part series full of tips for bringing home baby without breaking the bank. For the first installment, let’s talk about a few things y...

For further reading: http://www.daveramsey.com/blog/here-comes-baby-financially-preparing-1 ^[7]