Raising a child is not an easy task. Be it giving birth to one or taking care of the newborn’s little needs, both the new parents—the mother and the father—have to be 100 percent prepared. After the hustle at the hospital, it is both parents responsibility to start planning for the child’s future needs; it can even start before the birth.
There are many challenges for new parents, including efforts to strengthen household finances. Financial consultants have time and again emphasised that the costs of a new baby are sometimes higher than parents anticipate.
So here we are with this week’s It’s Time edition, which will help soon-to-be parents or new parents in their journey of making a financially rich future for their kids.
What New And Expecting Parents Should Consider:
Delivery Time
Childbirth comes at a high cost. Even with insurance, new parents can expect to pay a significant amount of money out of pocket for maternity care.
To obtain more particular figures, look into your insurance or the hospital where you intend to deliver. Then, go over your health-care policy in detail to understand your coinsurance, deductible, maximums, and coverage restrictions.Major insurers provide calculators for estimating total and out-of-pocket expenses based on your plan. Set a reasonable savings target based on this data.
Children’s Care
Child care is the single most expensive monthly cost for the majority of new parents. Get a head start by “paying” for daycare far in advance of your baby’s arrival.Every week or month, deposit the funds into a separate savings account, preferably one that pays interest.
This allows you to acclimatise to the additional expenditure and save a few months of child care costs to use for upfront charges such as deposits and application fees.
Adjust Your Budget
Budgeting may appear to be an apparent need.Controlling cash flow extends beyond preparing for large upfront expenses such as medical bills for hospital stays, clothes, nursery furnishings, and baby supplies.Expectant parents should also cut back on needless spending and actively save or pay down debt (such as credit cards, vehicle loans, and school loans) before the baby arrives to make room in their budget.
Life Insurance
Life insurance protects a new kid financially in the case of a parent’s untimely death and resulting loss of income.If feasible, financial gurus advise purchasing it before the baby is born. Term insurance, which lasts for a certain length of time and has a fixed premium, is often the simplest and cheapest option.
Adding The Child In Will
Advisors advise parents to revise their wills as well. This step ensures that a parent’s money and other assets go to a kid in the event of their untimely death, and that the youngster is cared for by a trustworthy and willing guardian.Parents are also advised to keep beneficiaries on investment and other accounts up-to-date.
So do yourself a favour and start your financial planning so that things can operate on autopilot for a while after the baby comes or till he or she gets mature. Till then, keep saving and investing!
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