Product Description

A new baby brings a great deal of excitement to a household, but managing on a reduced income can be a daunting prospect. Full of top tips and creative ideas, this practical guide will help you make the right financial decisions during your pregnancy and throughout your maternity leave - whether this is 6 weeks or 6 years! "How to Afford Time Off with Your Baby" will: help you to budget at each and every stage, from pregnancy to starting school; offer guidance on the essential pieces of baby kit so you don't overbuy; propose creative ways to generate a little extra cash and achieve more with less; and, advise you on how to release and save money during this critical time. With an extensive resource section full of up-to-date websites, activity groups and key advisers, "How to Afford Time off with Your Baby" is an indispensable guide that will help you worry less so you can enjoy those precious moments with your new baby much more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #72233 in Books
• Published on: 2009-09-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

About the Author
Prior to having children, Becky Goddard-Hill worked as a social worker and childcare trainer. She is also a qualified humanistic psychotherapist. She has taken time off work to bring up her two young children and to write. She passionately believes in developing supportive communities, particularly around child caring and this is the focus of much of her work and her writing.

Customer Reviews

useful over a long period
This book will be useful once the baby has been born also. It has lots of tips and tricks on how to save money and is to the point which I like as you can re-visit particular sections at your leisure.

Alot of the content is common sense to be fair though i.e. you don't need to buy baby designer clothes as baby won't care what it is wearing....but it is useful to get a bit of encouragement that you aren't going over the top with your cost cutting exercises.

Would recommend it to all to help all mums maintain a normal level of spending.

Essential for new mums wanting to save money
I bought this book in anticiation of the birth of my second child and I couldn't be more impressed. At last a book that offers solid, actionable advice from someone who has obviously done it. This book not only offers an essential resource for those giving up work altogther but will be a great asset for anyone who just wants to save some money when baby comes along whether working or not. Excellent!!

PRACTICAL HELP
I was very impressed with this book - it is not only a very good read, but is full of practical information. Whether you are having only the time allowed with Maternity pay, or hoping to have the full time off until your child is ready for school, the book provides ways of amusing your child for a very small cost (or no cost at all) and also gives details of all the help you can apply for - Essential reading for all new mums.