What a baby really costs in year one, and how to plan for it.
Who it's for
- Expecting parents who want to know the real cost of year one, in their own currency
- Parents planning leave who want to see the money gap before it arrives
- Anyone who wants a savings target to reach by the due date
What's inside
- Start Here tab: how to use it in 3 steps, the tab map and the legend
- Settings: your currency, date format, due month and due date in one place
- Example tab: a finished plan with example numbers, so you see how it works
- Shopping List: 48 baby items with Must, Nice and Skip labels, quantities, prices, source (new, used, gift) and totals, with a chart by area
- Monthly Costs: year-one running costs month by month, with a chart
- Leave Income: simple arithmetic for money in and money out during leave, and the gap
- Savings Plan: what to save each month until the due date, with a monthly tracker and chart
- Quick Start PDF (2 pages) with your Google Sheets copy link
How to use it
- Open the .xlsx in Excel, or click the Google Sheets copy link in the Quick Start PDF.
- Set your currency and dates on the Settings tab.
- Fill in the peach cells and the rest calculates itself.
Formats and devices
- Excel file (.xlsx) with working formulas and locked formula cells
- Google Sheets version via the copy link in the Quick Start PDF
- Works on a computer; Google Sheets also works on tablet and phone.
Planning arithmetic only, not financial advice.
General information, not medical advice. Talk to your pediatrician, midwife or doctor about your child.
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