Comments on: Cross The HSA Off The List!! http://frugalbabe.com/2008/04/10/cross-the-hsa-off-the-list/ A rich life without a lot of money Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:00:09 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Chief Family Officer http://frugalbabe.com/2008/04/10/cross-the-hsa-off-the-list/comment-page-1/#comment-20361 Chief Family Officer Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:18:46 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=303#comment-20361 I would definitely plan on cutting yourself some slack when the baby is born. I'm sure you'll be a lot more composed than I was after my oldest was born, but things were rough for me - I needed an emergency c-section, breastfeeding wasn't going well, and I was sinking into postpartum depression (fortunately, it was short lived). To make a long story short, my son cried every moment that he was awake (or so it seemed), and we weren't getting much sleep. The first thing I did was chuck the budget out the window. We had lots of takeout, and spent more money than I ever would have predicted on formula and bottles (since we to supplement because my milk supply was low). Also, we had to pay $350 for a breast pump and $200+ for a lactation consultant because of my breastfeeding issues. Eventually we worked things out, and I breastfed exclusively by the time my son was six weeks old. But I will say, my last priority during those six weeks was our financial goals (and this is coming from someone who loves checking balances to see loans go down and savings go up, and can spend hours figuring out the best way to maximize our money). I am so glad we had a substantial cash reserve when my son was born so that we didn't have to worry for a second about whether we could afford the unplanned expenses. (Hm, I got an error message so I'm going to try again.) I would definitely plan on cutting yourself some slack when the baby is born. I’m sure you’ll be a lot more composed than I was after my oldest was born, but things were rough for me – I needed an emergency c-section, breastfeeding wasn’t going well, and I was sinking into postpartum depression (fortunately, it was short lived). To make a long story short, my son cried every moment that he was awake (or so it seemed), and we weren’t getting much sleep. The first thing I did was chuck the budget out the window. We had lots of takeout, and spent more money than I ever would have predicted on formula and bottles (since we to supplement because my milk supply was low). Also, we had to pay $350 for a breast pump and $200+ for a lactation consultant because of my breastfeeding issues. Eventually we worked things out, and I breastfed exclusively by the time my son was six weeks old. But I will say, my last priority during those six weeks was our financial goals (and this is coming from someone who loves checking balances to see loans go down and savings go up, and can spend hours figuring out the best way to maximize our money). I am so glad we had a substantial cash reserve when my son was born so that we didn’t have to worry for a second about whether we could afford the unplanned expenses.

(Hm, I got an error message so I’m going to try again.)

]]> By: Chief Family Officer http://frugalbabe.com/2008/04/10/cross-the-hsa-off-the-list/comment-page-1/#comment-20360 Chief Family Officer Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:17:35 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=303#comment-20360 I would definitely plan on cutting yourself some slack when the baby is born. I'm sure you'll be a lot more composed than I was after my oldest was born, but things were rough for me - I needed an emergency c-section, breastfeeding wasn't going well, and I was sinking into postpartum depression (fortunately, it was short lived). To make a long story short, my son cried every moment that he was awake (or so it seemed), and we weren't getting much sleep. The first thing I did was chuck the budget out the window. We had lots of takeout, and spent more money than I ever would have predicted on formula and bottles (since we to supplement because my milk supply was low). Also, we had to pay $350 for a breast pump and $200+ for a lactation consultant because of my breastfeeding issues. Eventually we worked things out, and I breastfed exclusively by the time my son was six weeks old. But I will say, my last priority during those six weeks was our financial goals (and this is coming from someone who loves checking balances to see loans go down and savings go up, and can spend hours figuring out the best way to maximize our money). I am so glad we had a substantial cash reserve when my son was born so that we didn't have to worry for a second about whether we could afford the unplanned expenses. I would definitely plan on cutting yourself some slack when the baby is born. I’m sure you’ll be a lot more composed than I was after my oldest was born, but things were rough for me – I needed an emergency c-section, breastfeeding wasn’t going well, and I was sinking into postpartum depression (fortunately, it was short lived). To make a long story short, my son cried every moment that he was awake (or so it seemed), and we weren’t getting much sleep. The first thing I did was chuck the budget out the window. We had lots of takeout, and spent more money than I ever would have predicted on formula and bottles (since we to supplement because my milk supply was low). Also, we had to pay $350 for a breast pump and $200+ for a lactation consultant because of my breastfeeding issues. Eventually we worked things out, and I breastfed exclusively by the time my son was six weeks old. But I will say, my last priority during those six weeks was our financial goals (and this is coming from someone who loves checking balances to see loans go down and savings go up, and can spend hours figuring out the best way to maximize our money). I am so glad we had a substantial cash reserve when my son was born so that we didn’t have to worry for a second about whether we could afford the unplanned expenses.

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