How much..
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Topic: How much..
Posted By: kebakat
Subject: How much..
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 9:14am
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DH and I are considering buying a new house. Yay! We have a small 2 bedroom one that we have outgrown already and we looked at if we could afford to upgrade to a 3 or 4 bedroom place and we can easily even only using DH's income and not including mine so we are going to sit on the idea for a couple of days and if we are still really excited about it we are gonna do a couple of things to our house and then put it on the market. It's really the only big thing stopping us from ttc.
And I am getting to the point of this question.. slowly. DH asked me last night generally how much do you need to spend (first child) for getting all the essentials for a baby? We are both clueless and out of our depth for this. Basically we just want an estimate for future planning 
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Posted By: Simonne
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 9:34am
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Hey Kebakat ...
I guess, the sky is the limit, which is what I discovered when I made a list of things I'd need!  Have a look at the layette list on the Baby Factory website - it's a really good guide I think of everything you need. What the husband and I did/are doing too is putting something aside every 'pay day' or so, so that the financial pressure if off when we do get pregnant. That was too, you can keep an eye out on sales etc We're still TTC and now, have everything we need, and we've done it by using unexpected money (eg. if the husband does some overtime), and by spending on baby stuff when we've had a light bills month.
I think you can pretty much expect to pay about $5,000 or so for standard essentials eg. cot, car seat, high chair, buggy, monitor, linen, etc etc (the things on the layette list anyway) I think! You can also look for second hand stuff if you prefer to keep costs nice and low too. Also, don't forget that there are things you don't need immediately - eg. you can buy a crib, but won't need the cot for a couple of months until after baby is born (but I think the best way to do it, if you can, is buy is BEFORE you're on a single income!) I hope this helps!! ------------- Simonne xx ~ Established 1979 ~ |
Posted By: Simonne
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 9:34am
And, go for the bigger house! Now, on two incomes, is better than later!  ------------- Simonne xx ~ Established 1979 ~ |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 9:37am
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I think i spent about $2500 on everything
You will find alot of people will randomly buy baby clothes for you
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Posted By: Simonne
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 9:39am
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Ah, crap. I bow down to your superior budgeting skills Jess! ------------- Simonne xx ~ Established 1979 ~ |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 10:12am
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I spent very little on Hannah when she was born... but it is the ongoing costs that make a child expensive!! Coffee groups every second day... Creche... School (uniforms, stationery, "Mum can I buy my lunch today?" etc)... and if you have a boy... food!!! hehehe
People think it is a HUGE cost setting up for a kid... it can be if you want it to (I'd have loved to have all new stuff!!) but doesn't have to be. So anyway... go for the bigger house and worry about the other stuff as you go
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 10:13am
| Yeah we are doing an experiment from my next pay. All my pay will be transferred into our savings account and we are going to live off DH's income. This will give us TONS of money in the savings account even after a few months and then we can see what it will be like to live on just the one income so money won't really be an issue when it comes time to buy stuff but I will try to save wherever possible! |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 10:15am
| I'm just out of my depth when it comes to this kind of stuff because I have no idea how much anything costs baby related lol |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 10:18am
| Haha Simonne hehe i was gonna go for a touchwood cot until i saw a new lot that came in at Baby City which were half the price, i think i spent up about $900 at one go in Baby City lol they loved me hehehe But yeh in total wasnt to bad hehe |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 10:20am
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Ohh and my parents brought the travel system for me it was brand new from trademe its the mothercare system and as about $315 with free postage Its all about shopping around i reckons
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 4:24pm
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Our budget was roughly the same as Jess's and we've managed to get EVERYTHING lol and then some, but yeah, a lot was gifted too. Depends on how finicky you are about buying things yourself, but between $2000-$3000 initially. ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater 
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 4:40pm
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OMG 5grand. Woah. ummm ill just do a bit of a mental calc. Id say we prob spent about 1500 but that was for really expensive cot and triton trekker, and nice bassinette that both my kids only stayed in for a very short time. you can def do it much cheaper. I think the thing that saved me heaps of money was that i only brought second hand clothes. And we got heaps of gifts (as you do) of new clothing, towels, bibs etc etc ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 5:13pm
 I think I prob spent a grand at the most! Cot off TM, new pram, new drawers, clothes, bouncer... Got given HEAPS!!------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 5:39pm
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i did it rael cheep only around $800-$900 i got given a lot though so go for the house its a great time and its harded with a bubs ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 7:36pm
We got heaps and heaps bought for us! She was the first grandchild on my side so has been spoilt rotten since the moment they found out I was pregnant. Mum basically spent about 2 grand, Dad about the same and us about the same too. We didn't have to do it that way but at the time it seemed like the only way! Go for the house- and that 'living on one income thing' is such a great idea! We got told to do it while I was pregnant but didn't have the will power  luckliy DH got a payrise just before I left work and a few since then so he is now on more than we both earnt when I was working!------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 8:03pm
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My parents bought the cot, carseat, change table and high chair at the Baby Factory for $750 all up, plus I bought the pram ($200) and a breast pump ($100) which were the only 'big' spends when I had Maya. I laybyed all the blankets and basics like flannels, towels etc. at Kmart during their 15% off sales and just paid them off.
We did everything as cheap as we possibly could for Maya tho because we had noooo money (she was very unplanned and I was still at uni). Were looking forward to splashing out a bit more on #2 now that we both have good incomes, but with #2 and #3 coming at the same time we have had to budget pretty tightly again! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 8:38pm
| My grandmother, amnd ,y parents gave u s SOOOOOOmuch for our kids. We were given a cot, stroller, clothes galore, nappies...tons of stuff. We are on a low income now and survive just fine. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 29 April 2006 at 12:14pm
| Heres something to take into account...my mum just went to cash converters and found a really tidy looking 3 wheeler pump up tyres pram for $39 what a score!!!!!!! |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 29 April 2006 at 1:16pm
| Man that's cheap! |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 07 March 2007 at 9:43am
| bump |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 07 March 2007 at 9:51pm
| Ohhhh I had forgotten about this lol... seems like aaaaaaaages ago! |