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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP here wanting the baby... we're currently in a 1 bedroom condo. So yes we need the bigger mortgage to have the baby and also considering my federal daycare is $1600 a month, we aren't willing to take that on unless we know our jobs are more secure. We've been told that RIFs will come if a budget isn't passed.[/quote]

Sorry personally I think this is smart.  I wouldn't rush to have a baby.  I have heard that RIFs are very likely next year.[/quote]

I wouldn't rush to try to have one, but I'd be aware of twothings, which is what I think many of us are saying
1) the problem isn't likely to be solved in a year or two
2) you will never feel financially secure enough.  Kids are expensive, and you always feel like you're scrambling.  If this uncertainty spooks you, you'll probably always feel that way.  
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Completely agree.[/quote]

Exactly. My agency did not have to do furloughs this year, but we probably will next year, and our legislative counsel said they think this is the new normal. As in, could be years and years of this crap. Are you really willing to delay having kids all that time, if that turns out to be so? If you are young enough, then perhaps. Or perhaps one of you will move to the private sector. But don't delay solely on the assumption that the funding situation will be fixed in a year or two, because all indications are that it won't be.[/quote]

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