According to U.S. Department of Agriculture, it would cost about $204,000 to fee, house, and educate at baby born on 2007 until the child's 18 birthday. This figure includes just the necessities. As the economy goes down, many parents are looking for alternatives to cut the cost of child rearing activities.
An article on the CanadianPress give some times on how to a frugal parent maintaining the cool factor and staying fabulous.
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