Here are the tips that you could think about using or do a combination to support yourself with your dreams of getting a doula.
You worry because doulas are expensive, but you want one because you know the importance, but you have student loans, mortgage, car expenses whatever it might be so here are some tips to help.
Go towards Secondhand Sales for Baby Stuff (Normally great
quality clothes for cheap)
I love thrift shopping, I actually volunteer at one as much as I
can.
Baby Shower (ask for a donation from guests instead of a gift for
a doula.)
Baby showers are so much fun and I would rather give money to
something you more than clothes.
Payment Plans most Doulas provide
Payment plans give you the option of paying a low amount throughout the pregnancy. Start early you can pay up to a minimum of fifty a month even.
Skip some of the baby gear and gadgets (babies don’t need that much stuff)
Clothes, food, diapers, and somewhere to sleep. The main “necessities” of living.
Sell your old stuff for Cash.
You might decide you have a lot of stuff you don’t need you can sell.
Make a GoFundMe Page and ask FB friends or IG followers to help.
There are so many care giving people out there who support others
Give up any daily habits.
Go for a Starbucks every day? Cut that down by making coffee at home.
I have seen a post going around that the average person spends 27.40 a day on unnecessary things. When they do it can lead up to 10k a year.
Add it to your baby registry or wish list.
That’s what baby registers are for to ask what you WANT for the baby and yourself.
Look into Insurance so far from what I have learned Manulife Flex Plan and Great West Life in Canada
Ask for a customized Package.
Doulas offer customized packages so that you can get a variety of what you would like.
Barter your goods or services for a doula.
Are you a farmer? Chef? Writer? Whatever you do or have you can always barter for services. I would love to provide services for bartering right now especially. Contact me if this is something you want to do!
Use a tax return (if you get one)
If you got any money from a tax return spend it on a doula.
Use a Credit card that has a year free of interest so you can pay it off slowly
Credit cards are fun, aren’t they?
Ask if your doula has a sliding scale.
I have a sliding scale which is meant for low-income families.
So you see the options are endless when it comes to hiring a doula. So what are you waiting for?
