Comments on: Financial Consideration for New Parents in Malaysia http://kclau.com/wealth-management/new-parent/ Personal Finance Money Tips Wed, 23 May 2012 00:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Carnival of Living Cheaply - December : 2paupers http://kclau.com/wealth-management/new-parent/comment-page-1/#comment-80046 Carnival of Living Cheaply - December : 2paupers Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:42:39 +0000 http://kclau.com/?p=776#comment-80046 [...] presents Financial Consideration for New Parents in Malaysia posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “Recently, there is an interesting post written [...] [...] presents Financial Consideration for New Parents in Malaysia posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “Recently, there is an interesting post written [...]

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]]> By: Mary@SimplyForties http://kclau.com/wealth-management/new-parent/comment-page-1/#comment-69043 Mary@SimplyForties Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:49:47 +0000 http://kclau.com/?p=776#comment-69043 No matter how you look at it, having children is expensive. Good thing they are so much fun! Congratulations! No matter how you look at it, having children is expensive. Good thing they are so much fun! Congratulations!

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Welcome to rich life carnival #17, Halloween Edition. This week we have less submissions. I’m pretty sure it has to do with the recent outages over at blogcarnival.com. Hopefully it won’t happen again, because putting together…

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]]> By: RockYourVote.net http://kclau.com/wealth-management/new-parent/comment-page-1/#comment-68027 RockYourVote.net Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:44:12 +0000 http://kclau.com/?p=776#comment-68027 <strong>Financial Consideration for New Parents in Malaysia | Personal Finance Money Tips...</strong> Recently, there was an interesting post written by Xin Lu at Wisebread about the financial consideration of having a newborn baby. The article is more catered to the situation in the USA. Although it might differ in terms of currency, the other facts m... Financial Consideration for New Parents in Malaysia | Personal Finance Money Tips…

Recently, there was an interesting post written by Xin Lu at Wisebread about the financial consideration of having a newborn baby. The article is more catered to the situation in the USA. Although it might differ in terms of currency, the other facts m…

]]> By: investlah.com http://kclau.com/wealth-management/new-parent/comment-page-1/#comment-68026 investlah.com Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:43:22 +0000 http://kclau.com/?p=776#comment-68026 <strong>Financial Consideration for New Parents in Malaysia | Personal Finance Money Tips...</strong> Recently, there was an interesting post written by Xin Lu at Wisebread about the financial consideration of having a newborn baby. The article is more catered to the situation in the USA. Although it might differ in terms of currency, the other facts m... Financial Consideration for New Parents in Malaysia | Personal Finance Money Tips…

Recently, there was an interesting post written by Xin Lu at Wisebread about the financial consideration of having a newborn baby. The article is more catered to the situation in the USA. Although it might differ in terms of currency, the other facts m…

]]> By: Mike http://kclau.com/wealth-management/new-parent/comment-page-1/#comment-67769 Mike Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:17:02 +0000 http://kclau.com/?p=776#comment-67769 Hello, how about oversea education in 20 years time? Hello, how about oversea education in 20 years time?

]]> By: Jacquelyn http://kclau.com/wealth-management/new-parent/comment-page-1/#comment-67759 Jacquelyn Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:57:11 +0000 http://kclau.com/?p=776#comment-67759 I like this article since it reflects the things parents have to go through to have children. Therefore some financial planning is necessary before deciding how many children we can afford to have. I think it would be unfair to have more when we are unable to afford to give them a good quality of life.<br><br>Having the first child was still very manageable. Having subsequent children was more difficult and we really need to budget and plan our expenses to cover all the needs like milk powder, diapers, insurance, childcare, medical bills, etc. as mentioned by KC. Then when they are growing up, we need to consider schooling expenses, tuition, education fund, etc.<br><br>Overall, it is a fun and challenging experience but there will be times when you do get frustrated as well. My advice to other parents is to enjoy your time with your kids as they grow up so fast especially the first few years. I like this article since it reflects the things parents have to go through to have children. Therefore some financial planning is necessary before deciding how many children we can afford to have. I think it would be unfair to have more when we are unable to afford to give them a good quality of life.

Having the first child was still very manageable. Having subsequent children was more difficult and we really need to budget and plan our expenses to cover all the needs like milk powder, diapers, insurance, childcare, medical bills, etc. as mentioned by KC. Then when they are growing up, we need to consider schooling expenses, tuition, education fund, etc.

Overall, it is a fun and challenging experience but there will be times when you do get frustrated as well. My advice to other parents is to enjoy your time with your kids as they grow up so fast especially the first few years.

]]> By: Voyager8 http://kclau.com/wealth-management/new-parent/comment-page-1/#comment-67688 Voyager8 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:24:46 +0000 http://kclau.com/?p=776#comment-67688 There is another alternative, which is private division of government hospital. It is still cheaper than most private hospitals, and you can choose your doctor.<br><br>My son was born in the private division of HUKM (7th floor) during festive holiday time (hari raya aidilfitri). Considered normal delivery, only head suction is applied to pull him out. Total cost was close to RM2000. There is another alternative, which is private division of government hospital. It is still cheaper than most private hospitals, and you can choose your doctor.

My son was born in the private division of HUKM (7th floor) during festive holiday time (hari raya aidilfitri). Considered normal delivery, only head suction is applied to pull him out. Total cost was close to RM2000.

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