Baby budget
A calmer first year starts with a baby budget.
Plain-English money guides for expecting and new parents: what birth costs with insurance, planning for parental leave, which baby gear to buy new or used, diapers and feeding, childcare costs, and the paperwork after birth.
First-year budget
- Childcare$10,000
- Feeding$1,800
- Birth costs$1,500
- Gear$1,200
- Diapers and wipes$960
- Clothes and other$1,080
Save before the due date$450 a month
15 baby budget guides
Before baby
Gear and supplies
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The Baby Budget Workbook
Plan the first year's costs, list the gear you need and what can be secondhand, plan leave and pay, compare childcare options and tick off the paperwork after birth.
Nest Notes, every two weeks
Nest Notes: one money tip for new and expecting parents, one item that's often cheaper secondhand, and one reader question. Confirm by email, unsubscribe with one click, and never any brand or registry offers.