{"id":3881,"date":"2018-12-07T15:26:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T20:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/financial-advisory.ca\/?p=3881"},"modified":"2024-01-22T14:06:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T19:06:09","slug":"five-steps-to-financial-readiness-for-new-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financial-advisory.ca\/index.php\/2018\/12\/07\/five-steps-to-financial-readiness-for-new-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Five steps to financial readiness for new parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have many memories-in-the-making to look forward to\u2014first birthdays, ballet recitals, family vacations, soccer goals and graduations from kindergarten to college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s expensive to raise and educate children, but as parents we want what\u2019s best for them. Add up everything from daycare and diapers to music lessons, hockey gear and birthday parties, and you\u2019ll be glad you planned ahead.\u00a0Life happens, and don&#8217;t be like a deer caught in the headlights.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As well, unforeseen events can change everything in an instant. When your child is home sick it often means that you or your partner will miss work. Or if you become ill you may need some added support. That\u2019s why contingency plans and easy-to-access emergency funds are so important, as they can protect your family and budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manulife.ca\/personal\/plan-and-learn\/life-events\/raising-a-family\/five-steps-to-financial-readiness-for-new-parents.html\">Read more..<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/financial-advisory.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/educational_planning2.png\" alt=\"Educational Planning\" class=\"wp-image-3300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/financial-advisory.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/educational_planning2.png 680w, https:\/\/financial-advisory.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/educational_planning2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/financial-advisory.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/educational_planning2-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You have many memories-in-the-making to look forward to\u2014first birthdays, ballet recitals, family vacations, soccer goals and graduations from kindergarten to college. It\u2019s expensive to raise and educate children, but as parents we want what\u2019s best for them. Add up everything from daycare and diapers to music lessons, hockey gear and birthday parties, and you\u2019ll be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education_planning","category-financial-planning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/financial-advisory.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/financial-advisory.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/financial-advisory.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financial-advisory.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financial-advisory.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3881"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/financial-advisory.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3882,"href":"https:\/\/financial-advisory.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3881\/revisions\/3882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/financial-advisory.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financial-advisory.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financial-advisory.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}