{"id":2240,"date":"2013-12-20T19:21:03","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T19:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=2240"},"modified":"2013-12-20T19:21:03","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T19:21:03","slug":"are-you-financially-prepared-for-parenthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=2240","title":{"rendered":"Are You Financially Prepared for Parenthood?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(StatePoint) The cost of raising a child is on the rise, according to the \u201c2013 U.S. Cost of Raising a Child\u201d report, conducted by BabyCenter.com, the number one pregnancy and parenting mobile and web destination worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The report finds that parents spend an average of $13,000 annually on their kids. And while about two-thirds of moms feel that parents are spending too much, the vast majority of them are very optimistic about their future &#8212; the number of moms worried about having enough money to raise their children has declined approximately 10 percent in the last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChildren are expensive, but couples aren\u2019t letting that hold them back from starting a family,\u201d says Carmen Wong Ulrich, a BabyCenter.com financial expert. \u201cThey\u2019re exploring different ways of saving, such as moving back in with their parents or accepting money from in-laws. These can be good short-term solutions for couples getting started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To gain insight into their finances and take steps toward financial independence, parents can use a free budgeting tool, such as BabyCenter.com\u2019s Cost Calculator.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the \u201cCost of Raising a Child\u201d report is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BabyCenter.com\/child-cost\">www.BabyCenter.com\/child-cost<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2241\" alt=\"Cost-of-Having-a-Baby\" src=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Cost-of-Having-a-Baby.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Cost-of-Having-a-Baby.jpg 600w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Cost-of-Having-a-Baby-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Cost-of-Having-a-Baby-405x508.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(StatePoint) The cost of raising a child is on the rise, according to the \u201c2013 U.S. Cost of Raising a Child\u201d report, conducted by BabyCenter.com, the number one pregnancy and parenting mobile and web destination worldwide. The report finds that parents spend an average of $13,000 annually on their kids. And while about two-thirds of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2240"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2242,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240\/revisions\/2242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}