My Fiance and I are living in Florida and am 3 months pregnant. We want to move back up to Connecticut to live near family... soon! Our lease is up at the end of May (just 2 months away!!!) and rent will be going up here, so we have really no choice but to make the move. We have NO money saved, we are just making normal bills, no extra cash to save with, and we need $130 for the Uhaul, about $350 for gas money (thats $500 for the move) and 1st & last month rent and a security deposit to get a rental house in CT (which no matter what way you do the math is about $2,000) We also have our wedding May 1st, which is basically a picnic in CT, so its pretty cheap and I have "medically needy" Medicaid, which is crap because I have to pay all my doctors bills for the pregnancy ($500 a month!) I dont know how to do this... Our parent can only lend us so much, they arent rich either. Any suggestions would help, but it seems we're in the deep end...
2007-03-13 02:56:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
Hold a garage sale to get ride of things you don't need. This would also lighten your move. Next is to consider moving-in with your parents. You're save on the rent and you've got someone else to take care of you now that you're pregnant.
2007-03-13 03:28:47 · answer #1 · answered by SGElite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a job and start saving.
What kind of doctor are you going to that is charging $500 a month for prenatal care? That comes out to about $4500. However, that $4500 should include the delivery. Since you're moving in 2 months, you won't be in Florida for the delivery. You need to talk to the doctor about reducing his bill as he isn't going to be the one delivering the baby and you're going to have another doctor in CT to pay.
Also, I'd recheck the cost of that U-Haul. I rented a U-Haul trailer last summer to move from the west coast to the east coast. I don't remember what the total was but it was a lot more than $130. More like about $500 as I recall.
2007-03-13 03:23:18 · answer #2 · answered by Faye H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your #1 priority right now should be for your fiancee to get a job with medical benefits to ensure you and your unborn child have access to adequate care.
1. Get your fiancee up to Connecticut asap (like tomorrow) to start looking for a job with benefits. Skip the U-haul: you're going to sell anything that can't fit in his car.
2. While you're staying behind in Florida sell everything you can to generate some more money for your move
3. Skip the wedding reception (picnic) and use the money to buy you an airline ticket to reunite with your fiancee in Connecticut at the end of May. (get the ok from your doctor to fly)
4. Stay with family until you have enough saved to get a place of your own and a decent emergency fund saved up.
I am a new parent and believe me there is nothing I value more in life than my 18 month old son and I understand that life throws us curve balls every once in a while that are unavoidable but I just don't understand why people put themselves in a situation where they have children when they aren't financially ready...it's not like we don't know how it happens and how to prevent it. Make sure your fiancee gets a job regardless of what he has to do to make sure you and your unborn child have the resources you need.
2007-03-13 03:53:54 · answer #3 · answered by SmittyJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first, you said, family is near CT. maybe you can stay with them for a couple of months until everything is much stable.
second. cross cut. if you pay 150 dollars for your electric bill, find ways to lessen the use. maybe cut to 125 -130? a 10% savings is much better than nothing.
third, can you like postpone your wedding first? and you are due in a few months, you will be spending more on baby food, diapers, and milk.
find ways to save up... if you eat out like twice a week, lessen it to once a week or even once every 2 weeks.
good luck...
one more thing, maybe you can do a yard sale of the stuff you dont need to carry all over to CT.
2007-03-13 03:12:36 · answer #4 · answered by raymund 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hold a garage sale and get rid of some stuff, (that way you won't have to move it either). Then there are many different ways to make money, sell stuff on ebay, if there is some local shop in your area that makes some kind of unusual knick knack go buy a few and sell them on ebay (or yahoo) (start small so if they don't sell your not stuck with a lot of them), hold a raffle for something that you have that may be worth some money. take a part time job for the couple of months just to get that little extra you need. This is the country of opportunity..take advantage of it
2007-03-13 03:09:32 · answer #5 · answered by kerfitz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to hear things are so tough for you right now. Moving can be so expensive.
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2007-03-13 04:03:42 · answer #6 · answered by F R 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
2nd job, get rid of some of the stuff you have that is not a need. What about living with family for a short time period to help you get on your feet up there, it may be difficult but it will only last a little bit.
2007-03-13 03:05:47 · answer #7 · answered by greid13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-16 08:06:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋