Jessica’s videos have been the most supportive thing throughout my pregnancy, not only the most kind overall message but great advice that has really made me feel much confident when preparing for baby!
@ArsiniC114 жыл бұрын
stop having babies!
@shahakhan12394 жыл бұрын
@@ArsiniC11 what is your problem
@rebeccakozloski54794 жыл бұрын
Your timing on this video could not be more perfect!!
@kimberlyluna50644 жыл бұрын
Rebecca Kozloski I second that!!
@Glownicky4 жыл бұрын
Your into brought me to TEARS. Poor is a mentality. Being rich is a mentality. And I choose to be rich. Growing up with a single mother this hit home and I’m so thankful she always taught me that we were rich in life and love and joy. 💕
@jess_hover4 жыл бұрын
Glownicky Aw yay that makes me so happy! Thank you for watching! ❤️❤️
@dazzlemefine3114 жыл бұрын
Thank you for being so down to earth with marriage, children and finances and just everything in life. It makes being in each of the places in life so much easier. Love your channel :)
@LaVidaClara4 жыл бұрын
I am a Latin American missionary living in Canada. Money has always been a concern when I think of having a baby. Now we are praying for one and this video helps me so much in that faith journey of believing my baby will have everything he/she needs :)
@jess_hover4 жыл бұрын
La Vida Clara thank you for your comment! You will be provided for when that baby comes, don’t be afraid! Bless you guys ❤️❤️
@rachelfarson4 жыл бұрын
An amazing place for second hand baby stuff is Once Upon A Child! They do dollar clearance days where everything is a dollar and they will do grab bags where you can fill an entire bag with onesies for $10!
@kaiiids8154 жыл бұрын
How’d you know I needed this video at 37 weeks pregnant? 😂
@anniehackett49104 жыл бұрын
i was about to search "how to have a baby on a budget" and this video happened to be the first one in my subs so thank you!
@AngelaVlogs4 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so relaxing to watch :) We are trying for a baby - with some difficulties though - but I am soaking up all information I can get online about babies. Your channel is perfect for that
@alexisjohnston85134 жыл бұрын
Praying for you to become pregnant!
@itsahartunglife4 жыл бұрын
I love everything about this video! We too hit the American poverty standard but live richly blessed & have always fought the poverty mentality by being generous. Love these tips! Thanks Jess!
@laurenbooker34064 жыл бұрын
I’m 100% on board with buying second hand but PLEASE DO NOT BUY A CAR SEAT SECOND HAND. I buy pretty much anything else used but ABSOLUTELY NOT A CAR SEAT.
@elcapitanmorgan5564 жыл бұрын
Lauren Booker why not?
@NatalieJM44 жыл бұрын
I got mine from a friend that's daughter just turned one then passed it on once my daughter grew out of it. I wouldn't trust buying from a stranger because i don't know how they've cared for the seat.
@gardenofeden84 жыл бұрын
I think it's okay as long as you know when it expires and trust that it hasn't been in an accident. Just me though!
@stephanieunger68254 жыл бұрын
Great timing...have a 4 month old and still trying to figure out how to budget.
@stupidintellect24744 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jessica for all these good tips. Love your poor and broke explanation! Rings a lot of truth❤️ Bless your sweet heart. what you said at the end reminded me of something that's taught in Islam. And that's giving in charity or just giving generally doesn't decrease your wealth, that God increases you in many other ways. Xxx
@SASandler4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. My baby is due in a MONTH and the topic of budgeting is so important! I recommend looking into Dave Ramsey's budgeting tools, podcast, and reading The Total Money Makeover. DISCLAIMER: Dave Ramsey is very religious (in case that's not your thing). My husband and I are not religious at all, but Dave's money saving/budgeting principles can't be beat. Because of his teachings, my husband and I have monthly budget meetings to keep each other accountable where we go over every charge and project what money we will need for expenses the following month. We also do not make large purchases (we are very frugal, so "large" is like anything over $50) without a discussion first. Talking about money regularly has vastly improved our marriage and brought us closer together. And, just generally, thrifting is fun! Our baby's nursery is so cute and the big items are mostly thrifted. :) Paint is cheap!
@Jo_thi4 жыл бұрын
Love your family!! So cute! Thank you for being open and sharing your experiences, we appreciate it! 😊💕
@elagleza19964 жыл бұрын
Love your videos, your energy and authenticity. Sending you and your family some love from México.
@Mrs.Sabrinalewis4 жыл бұрын
Jessica, thanks so much for the videos you make. I’m hooked and I can’t stop watching! Your so calm and chill that it makes me relax and reset my mind. I’m due with my first baby on Nov 5th!
@DanielleNicolette4 жыл бұрын
Completely agree with your point about comparison being what kills you. If you can free yourself from trying to impress others it makes it so much easier to save and just makes you happier I think. Easier said than done, of course. 😅
@coldvenge3894 жыл бұрын
Great video! I just wanted to say that Wilson is just SO STINKIN CUTE!!!
@diannea.73864 жыл бұрын
This will be the 4th video of yours I've watched. I am now subscribed to you channel. Why, you ask? Because you are adorable and sweet and you reference Dave Chappelle! You're awesome!
@TaylorRaine4 жыл бұрын
This video is amazing! I agree wholehearted with buying second hand ! But definitely be weary of buying a car seat secondhand as they expire, and can become ineffective if they were ever in an accident. . Everything else ! Totally buy that ish used and resell it when your done 😂
@trinityt24934 жыл бұрын
You have no idea how much your videos help me
@kakaakemi6783 жыл бұрын
Great tips! And OMG! The best guest ever! Soo cute! 💕
@kathrynmeyer87114 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making this video! I am 34 weeks pregnant and I'm broke. I've been doing Doordash when I can but it is very hard, you have given great advice and encouragement, thank you so much!!!
@jess_hover4 жыл бұрын
Kathryn Meyer congratulations!! Good job you for working hard. Your baby is so lucky to have you ❤️❤️
@madisonbaker70564 жыл бұрын
Kathryn Meyer the fact alone that you’re doing that at 34 weeks says you’ll be a wonderful mama 🤰 congratulations 🎉 👶🏼 🍼
@TurpeinenRebecca4 жыл бұрын
Just wanted to say that I LOVE your videos!!! I feel like I have learnt so much already :D Currently pregnant, baby Stella is due March 23rd!!
@Daisy-pk4zk4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all you're amazing uplifting videos this video also couldn't be better timed. Love from the UK 🇬🇧 x
@choosnau4 жыл бұрын
My local church does a drop and swap every month for kids and baby items. All free!! I got a pack n play, brand new changing pad, wraps, and sooo many clothes. Look to see if you have anything around you like that. I have 6 months left and at this rate I won't have to purchase any clothes, burp rags, swing or bouncer. Only thing I'm going to get new is a car seat and stroller and those will be baby shower items
@jess_hover4 жыл бұрын
choo snau that’s so cool! Good idea ❤️
@sarachristian78414 жыл бұрын
YES!! It's like you're living in my head. I was also broke and poor while pregnant with our first. I started budgeting like it was my job, and secondhand baby thrifting around a new town and through mom groups on Facebook. The social media comparison is so real but I just throw my blinders on and look at my happy baby rolling around in thrifted hand me downs, listening to me read so many books given to us, sleeping in the crib that my friend's baby outgrew, and play with the few wonderful toys she has. WHAT?! So so so rich. And fancy $1 tacos? RICH.
@jess_hover4 жыл бұрын
Sara Christian thank you! It’s so true the comparison stuff with social media is hard. Good job making the most of your situation & being thrifty :) babies grow so quickly it’s hard to spend a lot of money on them knowing they’ll outgrow everything soon 🙈
@aknv_4 жыл бұрын
it's probably pregnancy hormonesm, but your videos always make me tear up! thanks for being so real.
@lilobutt6254 жыл бұрын
Just letting people know you’re not supposed to buy a car seat second hand it voids insurance and unless you know the person really well that your buying from it could be deadly as there could be damages they haven’t told you about which could lead to them not working as they should in a crash.
@TheLunita3334 жыл бұрын
oh my goodness your baby is soooo PRECIOUS!!
@JustCheyyy4 жыл бұрын
Perfect timing! I literally instagram dmed you about advice on stuff like this!
@kayelarobinson-smith98832 жыл бұрын
Low-income families can also get free carseats in America from your local fire department or public health department
@autismenlightenment4 жыл бұрын
Our pregnancy was a surprise. The biggest expense for me is the birth itself. Carseat and clothe diapers are my must haves beyond that. Thank you for saying some things can be resold. I did not want a bassinet and my mom got one anyway. I'm not ungrateful I just want the things I do need like diapers..
@Gonzlzz4 жыл бұрын
So GLAD I came across your video. 💛🙏🙌
@elizabethcrissien6804 жыл бұрын
Thank you! So amazing and helpful
@kourtneyallen30734 жыл бұрын
Great video, as always...but Wilson's hair!😍😍😍 So stinkin cute!
@MadisonLoethen4 жыл бұрын
this is such a helpful video! wish i would have known some of this before we had our little one. she's 5 months now! Just watched your 4 month sleep regression video too. wish i would have found that one earlier as well!
@jess_hover4 жыл бұрын
Madison Loethen thank you ❤️❤️ congratulations on your little girl! Hopefully i can be helpful to you guys now that you know where my videos are ☺️
@MadisonLoethen4 жыл бұрын
@@jess_hover o yes! love your channel!
@Maraboo924 жыл бұрын
I’m 10 weeks pregnant and freaking out. I’m so broke. I feel so overwhelmed. I applied for food stamps and WIC but I’m still so terrified about diapers, wipes, baby clothes. I feel like a failure and the baby isn’t even here yet 😞
@KatHamilton1004 жыл бұрын
Another great video 👏 I have a 6 month old boy. Rewind 2 years and I had $30k in DUMB debt, similar to tax debt. Anywho, my husband and I paid that off in a year, we both had low income jobs. I took on air tasker gardening jobs along with my full time job, and so did my husband. I stayed late every day at work knowing that the sooner we paid off this debt, the sooner we would try for a baby. We lived pay check to pay check for 10 year, we were silly kids. Until I read Dave Ramsay's book, which really kicked me in the bum! I would listen to it at work to motivate me. Fast forward to now, and we are doing amazing! We had a lot of money saved before baby, and 6 months in we are still putting money into savings, not taking it out! And this is only on one income wage. We buy second hand, we live very modestly and we know the stress of having nothing, and we don't want that ever again. As a matter of fact when we had so little money, I went to buy some menstrual pads with our last bit of money, only to realise that I bought liners instead... And I literally had no money to go buy pads, so that was pretty tragic lol. I would take out loans that had 150 percent interest because I was just so desperate to make it look like we were doing fine and we could keep up our lifestyle. My point being, you really can turn things around if you learn how to. It's a learnt behaviour, and I was definitely not taught as a child!
@jennelrichards89284 жыл бұрын
Wilson is SO CUTE! I can't even
@augustynowicz14 жыл бұрын
2 babies, both strollers second hand. Probably around 1000 dollar new, cost me under 200 dollar. Baby car seat for 450 dollar new, paid second hand 62 dollar. And all of this looked brand New. Only used for 1 child prior and such. Baby bed second hand, 150 dollar new. I paid 50. And 80 % of my daughter clothes we have inherited. And we do same towards others. Giving clothes and gear that dosent fit anymore. it's like an amazing cycle of giving.
@leighjohnson69744 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. I also love your bed! Where did you get it?
@Vero.does.better3 жыл бұрын
The intro is so silly. I love it!
@thefluffymarshmallo4 жыл бұрын
What do you consider to be a quality stroller/car seat? I've looked at so many and waffled about which one I want so badly. I originally settled on the fancy version of the Chicco Bravo ("primo"), but now I'm on to the Graco Modes Nest DLX, because it turns into a bassinet (which makes me feel better about baby sleeping in it). That being said, I can't afford to drop $1k on an Uppababy and all its accessories. 🤷♀️
@Hayden-bq5gx4 жыл бұрын
Wilson is the cutest!!!!!!
@jess_hover4 жыл бұрын
atleasttwocharacters thank you! 🥰
@ArsiniC114 жыл бұрын
"i used my cash in my fanny pack and drove through chik fil a, ahaha".... do you have a twin sister by any chance? youre low key cute
@shahakhan12394 жыл бұрын
She has a sister but her sister is married with baby
@cortney84934 жыл бұрын
Do. NOT. Buy a used car seat. Of any of the things to buy new, make sure it’s the car seat. It’s so unsafe to buy used car seats.
@tamryngobatti73074 жыл бұрын
I never say these kinds of things but he is SO cute!!
@aizhausman64064 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video and tell us if you were sleep deprived and how u overcame that in the early days of parenthood? I could use all the tips here as a first time mom lol Im going to miss sleep🥺
@aizhausman64064 жыл бұрын
Btw your videos are super helpful I look forward to them every time!
@bnorton27884 жыл бұрын
i love your videos and cant wait to join the group 😁
@janiecel4 жыл бұрын
This intro! looool!
@Sincerelymakay4 жыл бұрын
This may be a little too personal for some but, could any mommas tell me approx. how much they spend a month on their child(ren)? Any minimalist mommas out there? I'm very analytically minded and would like to start saving and budgeting for a child in the future. Thank you :)
@NatalieJM44 жыл бұрын
For the first 6 months of my daughter's life i spent about nothing on her. I got handed down enough clothes for three children, so i donated the extra. I cloth diapered (my stash is about $150) i breastfed so that was free. Everything else i got at her baby shower. After 6 months i spent $10-$20 a month on baby food. Now she's 3 and i pay about $100 on food a month for her and $400 for daycare. It really helps to accept hand me downs and do free or cheap activities. We're also minimalist so we're not getting things we don't actually need.
@Sincerelymakay4 жыл бұрын
Laney'sMama Thank you so much for sharing! Wow, this is really encouraging for me. I’m also a minimalist. I was looking up what the average American family spends and I was blown away. I had a hard time believing that I would be spending that much with my lifestyle-I'm very detached from materialism. This sounds very reasonable to me as I plan to cloth diaper and breastfeed as well. Thanks, again!
@AliyahChantel4 жыл бұрын
Lol the intro... 👏🏾
@lizdornian4 жыл бұрын
Love this!
@hollisadams19454 жыл бұрын
This is great
@itskalenaxo4 жыл бұрын
This video is great
@sarahstandefer56234 жыл бұрын
I need a Jessica in my everyday life. I spend SO much time trying to look the part and I end up causing myself so much anxiety because I am in such debt. I have the most beautiful healthy 3 month old boy and we have to find a way to come up with an extra $1100/mo to pay for daycare. It is overwhelming!
@jess_hover4 жыл бұрын
Sarah Standefer ughhhhh the cost of daycare is crazyyyy i know! Congratulations on your beautiful baby and i wish you guys the best. If you follow along on Instagram it will be kinda sorta like we are hanging out everyday haha .. not quite .. but it’s something! So much love to you guys ❤️❤️
@pghomies4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, lovely vdo.
@user-xk9ji8vn7d4 жыл бұрын
Love you Jessica sooooo much!!! 😍❤️❤️❤️
@juliagoldsmith-pinkham87194 жыл бұрын
I hope adding the clip won't demonetize you! be careful!
@madi9721003 жыл бұрын
You can also do clothes swaps!
@TheBlissfullyDandy4 жыл бұрын
Do you think people would get offended if you return their baby clothes gift? I'm always worried they're excited to see the baby wear it and don't want it to be awkward!
@amandabrown72803 жыл бұрын
They don’t remember lol😂
@lanmca4 жыл бұрын
Also check out Easy Budget on Instagram. The woman who runs the account, Merilee, posted (not too long ago) a list of side hustles that are pretty awesome and aren't things that would probably first come to mind. (Ex. Tutoring Chinese kids via Skype to help them with English. There is a whole company that does this.)
@serenitysoundscapes-20244 жыл бұрын
I would absolutely spend my last dollars on Chick-fil-A, easiest purchase ever.
@markieharper99914 жыл бұрын
Lol I love this!!
@angelconiglio64964 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🙌🏽😩
@alexisjohnston85134 жыл бұрын
If you have Native American Indian and you own a tribal card, take advantage of the free supplies (diapers and formula) that the program called, WIC offers!
@haileeperry79594 жыл бұрын
My husband and I studied money saving and investing tips from various books since we’ve been dating back in high school. One I will always recommend is Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. My parents were exactly like the “poor dad” of the book who always spent extra income on new vehicles and material things, while my husband’s family was poverty stricken and barely had a decent vehicle to get around in. I do our monthly budgets and managed to have around 18k in my savings by the time I was 21 (I’m 22 now). I highly recommend to everyone to do a monthly budget and see where you are spending unnecessarily. Don’t compare your spending to any else’s though. If your morning Starbuck’s coffee is a necessity to you and your routine then that’s fine factor it in though and see if you’re willing to compromise and cut it down to once or twice a week. You’ll save so much money in the long run. I am still buying our baby stuff secondhand except for a crib and car seat. We factored about 3,000 for everything just to give us wiggle room and splurge. (My insurance through my job covers my prenatal, labor, and delivery expenses so I did not factor any in.)This is also including our first month of childcare ($800) when I get off maternity leave. I am very thankful to my husband and I for working as a team at such a young age to set financial goals. We have our own home and have good reliable cars that if needed, we could pay one of them off now. Don’t fight over money. One member of the household should be in charge of the monthly budget and paying of bills. It makes life so much easier and we learned quickly it definitely stopped our bickering.