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How to Afford Time Off with your Baby: 101 Ways to Ease the Financial Strain [Paperback]

Becky Goddard-Hill (Author)
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Publication Date: 3 Sep 2009

A new baby brings a great deal of excitement to a household, but managing on a reduced income can be a daunting prospect. Full of top tips and creative ideas, this practical guide will help you make the right financial decisions during your pregnancy and throughout your maternity leave - whether this is 6 weeks or 6 years!

How to Afford Time Off with Your Baby will:

* help you to budget at each and every stage, from pregnancy to starting school

* offer guidance on the essential pieces of baby kit so you don't overbuy

* propose creative ways to generate a little extra cash and achieve more with less

* advise you on how to release and save money during this critical time

With an extensive resource section full of up-to-date websites, activity groups and key advisors, How to Afford Time off with Your Baby is an indispensable guide that will help you worry less so you can enjoy those precious moments with your new baby much more.

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Vermilion (3 Sep 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0091924294
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091924294
  • Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 1.8 x 19.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 27,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A perfect recession buster book for parents worried about the costs of a new baby when struggling on a reduced income - full of creative ideas, tips and advice

About the Author

Prior to having children, Becky Goddard-Hill worked as a social worker and childcare trainer. She is also a qualified humanistic psychotherapist. She has taken time off work to bring up her two young children and to write. She passionately believes in developing supportive communities, particularly around child caring and this is the focus of much of her work and her writing.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Real life tried and tested practical advice 11 Feb 2010
By Antonia Chitty VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
How to Afford Time Off with Your Baby: 101 Ways to Ease the Financial Strain is an excellent book. If you are pregnant and wondering how you will make ends meet if you don't go back to work, you should definitely check it out.

I get fed-up with the tired old tips that come out again and again in many features on saving money when you have a family, and Becky Goddard-Hill has done a great job in coming up with realistic and practical original advice for cash-strapped parents and mums to be. What's more, she hasn't fallen into the trap of many yummy-mummy journalists who were obviously living on a much higher budget than most of us in the first place and offer somewhat unrealistic advice.

What Becky does offer is straightforward practical tips on subjects like:

10 things you should borrow for your new baby
birthdays and baptisms on a budget
looking after yourself for next to nothing
low cost activities for the pre-school years
earning money while staying off work
and an inexpensive Christmas
You can tell that Becky has tested out her own advice in real life.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential bedside reading! 23 Dec 2009
By C. Dobbie
Format:Paperback
This is a brilliantly written summary of so many areas of early baby-dom and beyond. Not just for new-borns it's a book you will seek advice from for years to come and reinforces the idea you're not the only one wondering what the options are! Packed with both lists and suggestions, it's great to pick up and flick in any spare moment and will remain beside my bed for many years to come!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have 18 Jan 2010
By M. Lannen
Format:Paperback
What a brilliant book! Even for me, twice a mum, I've discovered some really excellent money saving ideas and sound tips & advice. The book reads really easily and as the kids grow up and the family needs change, I found myself referring back to it again and again. The whole tone of the book is like having a chat with your best friend which is very special. Can't recommend it enough!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful 15 Sep 2012
By Kathryn
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Very useful book, only 13weeks pregnant currently, but both me and mum had read this through, will hopefully help with saving some money and maybe making some extra cash to spend!! Already keeping cheese in an airtight container in the fridge.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Must-have book for mums-to-be! 6 Sep 2011
By Helen Lindop
Format:Paperback
Jam-packed with tips on saving money as a new mum, this book is essential reading if you want to reduce your working hours to spend more time with your young family. I read it just after my second baby was born and I thought I was pretty good at saving money, but I still learned a thing or two!

You can read it cover-to-cover or dip in and out - useful if you're a sleep deprived new mum.

I think what I liked best about this book is that Becky was determined that not only would she drastically cut her family's budget, they will have fun doing it too. Saving money becomes a positive experience for the whole family, allowing them time to spend with each other, with grandparents and to grow a community around themselves.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read 5 Jun 2010
By Ms. L. M. Jackson
Format:Paperback
I thought this book was really useful, in a light hearted way on such a tricky subject. The book is packed full of really useful information that you can implement into everyday life. I'd definitely recommend this as a decent read.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic read 8 May 2010
By V. Usher
Format:Paperback
i bought this book as i wasnt going back to work after my maternity leave and we were starting to sturggle a bit with money. i had heard this book mentioned when i was out one day and looked it up and ordered it. This book is fantastic especially if you are pregnant as it give great advice and money saving tips, like the money you will no doubt be giving for the new baby, its is a gift to help so why put it in the bank, buy toys, sheets, nappies !! i wish i had bought this while i was pregnant as it has been so useful i just wish i had started using it sooner. I have joined some of the consumer panels mentioned, where you do surveys for small amounts of money but 50p here and there soon adds up.

Great value for money, and a really helpful book,

its a brilliant buy, for yourself or a friend who is pregnant or at home with baby x x x
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read - can't wait to put money saving tips into practice 7 April 2010
By Ms. K. Owen
Format:Paperback
Really enjoyed reading this book, it was full of insightful tips and hints on managing your money while you're off work looking after children. I found it incredibly truthful as the writer has obviously been through this situation herself, and because of this none of the lifestyle changes she suggests are beyond the capacity of the average household. We've already started making some of the changes she suggests in anticipation of when I leave work in a few weeks.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars Annoying
I assume that most people want to find ways of being better off during maternity leave, rather than cutting costs left right and centre, almost to an obsessional point. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Peachy
5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful read!
This book is full of great information. There is so much useful information to learn from this book. I think it would make a wonderful gift for new parents.
Published 7 months ago by M. K. Mellow
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book with great advice
I really found this book helpful, full of great advice and money saving tips. It is well written and interesting. It gave me loads of ideas and has helped me save and make money. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Carol
5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Useful....
I found this book really helpful when I had my two children. There's a stack of great ideas to help you to save money and even though I like to think of myself as financially... Read more
Published 21 months ago by C. Bailey
1.0 out of 5 stars Other More Realistic Budgeting Advice Available
I am glad I borrowed this book from the library and didn't buy. I read cover to cover and found the advice very 'out of balance'. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Pinkblue21
2.0 out of 5 stars Common sense......
Although the author sets out to help the reader think about budgeting and staying home, most of the advice given is pure common sense. Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2011 by RNS
2.0 out of 5 stars How to Afford Time Off with your Baby: 101 Ways to Ease the Financial...
Boring book - nothing inspirational.

Some tips completely ridiculous!!!

Author only appplies some tips to 1 of her children, & not the other..... Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2011 by Brownie
4.0 out of 5 stars Some interesting ideas
Found some great idea's but I should have bought when my baby was first born as have already gone through most of the stages.
Published on 27 Jun 2010 by R. J. North
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