My DH and I have a DD just about to turn 1. We would like to have another baby without a very big age gap, but I cannot see how we will afford this. He works full time, in an average earning profession and I work 4 days as a teacher. DD goes to a childminder 4 days a week on a term-time only arrangement, and this costs us £560 on the most expensive months. We pay a fairly hefty (but normal sized) mortgage and I also pay off a car at £170 a month, I have 21 months left on this contract. Obviously we pay food, bills etc so by the end of the month there is little spare cash left. This is fine, we knew this would be the case but now we are discussing the possibility of a second, we are feeling very sad that we simply can't afford it.
Everywhere I look, people seem to be steaming on with their next child ,even if they are in similar jobs/houses to us and I don't understand how they are affording it? Am I missing something? Or is this just life, and do people just have more children that they can't afford and deal with it? What would others do in my situation? As I see it, I would have to wait until my DD is about to start school before I could have another child which ends up being an almost 5 year gap.
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Can't afford a second - normal situation?
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howaboutacuppa · 03/11/2013 09:48
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