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Originally Posted by gpb1874
Start looking into day care if that will be needed. It is super expensive and depending on where you live, they often have waiting lists.
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Good suggestion. I put my name on a waiting list as soon as I found out I was pregnant. 4 years later, I'm still on that waiting list (unnecessarily at this point, but I'm staying on it just to see how long it actually takes).
Xanthus, according to
this article, it costs $221,000 to raise a kid to age 17 (so, pre-college costs). If you can swing that second job, it's probably a good idea.
There's a store called Once Upon a Child - it calls itself a "gently used" store. I've been to several, some of which are better than others. If there's one near you, you should check it out. It's a great place to find good deals on all kinds of things (they have everything: cribs, strollers, clothes, etc...). As others have said, however, don't buy a used car seat.
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