How expensive are newborns?

[tld221]

you guys keep telling the OP "don't come on GC, go ask people IRL" etc yet you are still giving him advice. why bother if he can get what hes looking for here? if the assumption is that those around him will give him better/more relevant advice, then that means you discount what you post here to him.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by tld221

you guys keep telling the OP "don't come on GC, go ask people IRL" etc yet you are still giving him advice. why bother if he can get what hes looking for here? if the assumption is that those around him will give him better/more relevant advice, then that means you discount what you post here to him.

I don't know why people have replied to either of his threads.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by tld221

you guys keep telling the OP "don't come on GC, go ask people IRL" etc yet you are still giving him advice. why bother if he can get what hes looking for here? if the assumption is that those around him will give him better/more relevant advice, then that means you discount what you post here to him.

Not everyone who has said "talk to people in real life" has then turned around and given him advice. Some of us have avoided giving advice for just that reason.

ETA: I tend to think that for something as important as a new child, he should be looking in places other than a message board.

[DrPhil]

tld221 is talking about those who did that and not those of us who did not.

Xanthus seems to be the bad combination of lazy and an oversharer.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Xanthus seems to be the bad combination of lazy and an oversharer.

Sorry, but the use of this term made me laugh. It sounded like a pun in light of the previous posts...

[Xanthus]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

Yeah...I mean, no offense to the people who have responded, but if I were planning for a kid, GC would be one of the last places I would go for advice.

Xanthus - don't you have any friends or relatives you can talk to about this?

How do you know I haven't gone to others? I also come here to ask advice because you can see for yourself based on not only your posts, but also on Kevin's, kddani's, and others who have mentioned things I didn't know about. Kevin has mentioned things not only that I didn't know, but information I wouldn't even know who to ask in real life. You guys don't know me, can't see me, hear me, etc. I could be standing next to you at the grocery store and you wouldn't know it was me. So I don't see what the big deal is about me posting tmi. So what if it's a message board, it's still great info I can use coming from REAL LIFE educated professional people.

Yeah, I have friends who I talk to, but I haven't told my relatives yet.

Originally Posted by tld221

you guys keep telling the OP "don't come on GC, go ask people IRL" etc yet you are still giving him advice. why bother if he can get what hes looking for here? if the assumption is that those around him will give him better/more relevant advice, then that means you discount what you post here to him.

Haha, good post.

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I don't know why people have replied to either of his threads.

Probably the same reason why you reply to some of the threads you post on. If it doesn't interest you then why did you show up? I was simply asking for advice on expenses I'll be expecting, and I'm getting information and pms about information I didn't know about that can save me a ton of money in the long run. You haven't brought anything positive to this thread so why did you post?

[Xanthus]

Also guys, I have an interview at Taco Bell Tuesday.

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I don't know why people have replied to either of his threads.

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by Xanthus

I haven't told my relatives yet.

blank stare........

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by Xanthus

edit: also, she is not my significant other.

Another child raised in a fatherless home.

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

FYI There has been a lot of news lately about used or older cribs. Some are notorious for babies getting stuck in, and there have been deaths. There have been consumer warning to not re-use a crib - there are rarely recalls a few years after a product fails (outside of cars). A lot of families use cribs over and over, which can contribute to the problem. This is something else you might want to buy new.

I didnt know abotu the cribs, but that makes sense. I'll have to research that one! Thanks!

[angelove]

I keep wanting to read this post:

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

I hear there about 8 grand on the black market. Unless you want an Asian one. Asian newborns cost more. Mostly because there are fewer of them, what with China's law about that and all.

with this post from ree-xi:

Always look at the "Unit Price" - the price per item/ounce/etc. Because of differences in product sizes, amounts, etc., you're not always comparing apples to apples.

[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by Xanthus

As everyone knows, I've got a kid on the way. We're expecting in April. I'm just trying to debate if I need to get a second job or not. Something part time. I hear newborns are expensive. How expensive are they? I'm only asking members who have kids, or have friends who have kids.

Thanks

I have friends who have kids. They have said that the newborn was expensive. The two biggest expenses that they consistently mentioned were formula and diapers. However, none of them took a second job and they were able to handle their expenses. All of them said they sat down with their spouses and went over their budget. They cut out expenses that they felt they could do without temporarily until some of the expenses associated with newborns kind of stabilized.

HTH and congrats!

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Xanthus

Also guys, I have an interview at Taco Bell Tuesday.

Are you just talking to the men?

Me thinks Xanthus is just trolling the board and joking around. I don't believe ANYONE would come here to share the joys of unplanned parenthood like this. Then to ask how much a newborn costs like he's an unsupervised teenager with too much Internet access. THEN to share that he has an interview at Taco Bell? Nah...he's putting you all on. Those of you who bought his bridge can sell it on craigslist.

[dreamseeker]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Those of you who bought his bridge can sell it on craigslist.

lmao. you make a good point tho.