Raising a kid comes with its own set of problems, including being in charge of another person’s life.
After your kid is born, one of the first things you should do is enroll them in your health insurance plan. In most circumstances, you have 30–60 days to enroll a new kid, during which time most health plans would cover them automatically. In any case, you don’t want to leave it until the last possible moment.
Creating a monthly budget and outlining how much recurrent services such as daycare, food, and medical insurance cost might help you budget for future costs. Keep in mind that these costs will fluctuate as your child develops. And one-time expenses will certainly arise (for example, toddlers may be destructive when they manage to elude their parents’ notice), so make sure to budget for them.
An emergency fund is a collection of funds placed aside to help you deal with financial setbacks. These unforeseen catastrophes may be both unpleasant and expensive. If you’re lacking in this department, now is an excellent moment to supplement your savings, since unexpected expenditures, such as more drugs and rising drug prices, might arise at any time.
While life insurance receives all of the attention in the insurance market, studies reveal that a 35-year-old has a 50% probability of being handicapped for 90 days or more before reaching the age of 65.
* Without a comprehensive disability policy, protecting your most valuable asset would be incomplete. Protecting around 60% of your income is a good rule of thumb. If you have a group health insurance plan via your employer, you might choose to pay your premiums with after-tax dollars. If you do require benefits, you may take them out tax-free, which is one less bill to worry about during a difficult financial period. If the expenses of a private coverage outweigh the advantages, lengthen the elimination period—the time between an accident and receiving benefits—to see if you may save money.
