Planning for Your Child's Immediate Needs
Regardless of whether your adoption fees are minimal or large, once you bring your child home, you must begin to pay for the normal expenses of raising a child. These costs can be something of a shock if you've never raised children before. Typical child-raising expenses generally include:
food
clothing
furniture
medical expenses
health coverage, braces, and/or glasses
child care
transportation
"child proofing" your home
books, games, and toys
computer and computer games
activities, clubs, sports, or camps
bicycles or other sporting equipment
music lessons
movies and other entertainment
vacations
communion or bar and bat mitzvah parties
allowances
car/car insurance
college or vocational school
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