Being able to afford a pregnancy/baby

ooooh could you talk to my boss too???

So, if you don't have to give up any salary, nor do you have childcare to pay for, then you don't have the dilemma as to whether you can afford a baby or not.

They don't have to be dressed in designer clothes 

Lol, I could send you the completed project if you want.    I have to do surveys, find govt info, and see if I can find businesses that have implemented creches to see how it's affected them.

Don't get me started lol, I'll go into geek overdrive.   

It sounds really interesting, I might prod you for more details at a later date.

Okies.   It was a last minute change lol, and only decided tonight.  I started off with a project on pensions administration (believe it or not...) and ended up going in a totally different direction halfway through the discussion on the project...     Me, a stereotypical pisces?  Naaaah.

Wench, I hope it goes well for you.  

Do you have good persuasive skills?  

Good luck!  I'm rooting for you.   (BTW Land Rover in Gaydon has on site day care.  It's an independent nursery, but it's available only to employees of Land Rover.... )

OK <sigh>,  if you can afford to give up whatever income it takes, or pay out for whatever childcare you need, then you can probably afford to have a baby.

I agree with this financial analysis.  I've read studies which conclude that maternal employment increases the number of women in the workforce but not household income.  Obvious?  Probably.  But I think sometimes people don't do the math and operate on a 'two income family' perspective, if that makes any sense.

Sorry, it's late and I'm waiting to read a SAF birth announcement!  See, I'm on topic.

We're all waiting for that! But I'm going to bed now and hoping someone who has my number will text me if there's any news please? (still on topic, sort of!).

(BTW Land Rover in Gaydon has on site day care.  It's an independent nursery, but it's available only to employees of Land Rover.... )

As an afterthought, if my memory serves me correctly, it's called "Bright Horizons", if you think you might want to contact them for your project.  

Thanks Kellie!  I'll have to make a note of that somewhere. 

To get back ontopic...

Several of the ladies I know at work are doing part time work for us now.  Between the part time pay, working tax credits, child care vouchers etc that they receive - it's better for them than either not working at all or working full time.  Which is the change in salary (but not total elimination) that I was trying to talk about, but couldn't figure out how to phrase.   

I don't want to go through what my parents went through, but at least I know first hand that being raised poor isn't the worst thing in the world.  

So...I'd say when your major bills are paid off (or at least under control) and you're feeling secure enough (in your relationship even more than your financial situation), then go for it. 

wench