Here are five things you can do to prepare yourself for the financial challenges you will encounter once you decide to spend on family building. From Budgeting for Infertility: How to Bring Home a Baby Without Breaking the Bank by Evelina Weidman Sterling, Ph.D., and Angie Best-Boss
Once you decide how much you have to spend on family building, the next decision is how to find the best and most cost-effective medical care. We are going to walk you through all the steps to help you be your own best advocate. We’ll give you plenty of valuable advice about how to best prepare yourself for the financial challenges you will encounter. You have a lot to consider, and with appropriate planning, you will be able to have a baby.
Five Things You Can Do Right Now
1. Gather all of your pay stubs and records of other sources of income.
2. List your expenses.
3. Create a budget and commit to living by it.
4. Decide how much money you are willing and able to allocate for family building.
5. Consider how you will divide and allocate your financial resources.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Evelina Weidman Sterling, Ph.D., is a nationally-recognized public health researcher and educator specializing in fertility and women’s health issues. Angie Best-Boss is a writer whose articles on women’s health and infertility have appeared in dozens of both online and print resources. They are the authors Budgeting for Infertility: How to Bring Home a Baby Without Breaking the Bank (Copyright © 2009 by Evelina Weidman Sterling and Angie Best-Boss). Visit them at www.myfertilityplan.com.
MORE ARTICLES BY THE AUTHORS
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- How Much Do Infertility Treatments Cost?
LEARN MORE
- Read Chapter 1 from Budgeting for Infertility: How to Bring Home a Baby Without Breaking the Bank
- Browse more articles about women’s health
