Baby #2 Has Arrived!

Baby #2
I’m happy to announce that Baby#2 has arrived in the Living Rich Cheaply family. Older brother has been very helpful with helping out with his little bro. And to long-time readers of this blog, unlike last time when we had an unintended home-birth because the doctors kept telling us it was not time yet, they didn’t dare send us home this time around.

I’ve really been struggling to post consistently and I’m sure having two little ones needing attention will make it doubly tough. How do you bloggers with kids and a full-time job juggle all of this?? I will definitely try to get back into the blogging groove though. When I originally started this blog about three years ago, it was because I didn’t find many personal finance bloggers who were trying to raise a family in the NYC area, which can be challenging because of its high costs of living. At the time, my wife was also planning on staying home with our first child so we would be living on one-income, making it even more challenging. Although opportunity knocked and she decided to accept a job opportunity that came unexpectedly. Now with two little ones, we started having conversations again of having one parent stay home with the kids at some point. We’ve also talked about whether we would move to a bigger place or a different neighborhood with more affordable housing (still in the NYC metro area though so the term “affordable” is relative). So let me leave you with some relevant posts that I’ve written about living in NYC with a family:

Is it Possible to Raise a Family in NYC?
This post goes over some of the pros and cons I find with living in NYC with a family. It’s something that is constantly on my mind. Part of me daydreams of living in a lower cost of living area, but it’s tough to leave a place I’ve known my entire life and where pretty much all our family and friends live. Plus, it’s an awesome city! Just expensive…

Is NYC Really that Expensive?
Yes, living in NYC is expensive, but it’s mainly because of the high cost of housing. Other than that, there are ways around keeping your costs relatively low living here.

Why Do You Live Where You Live?
This post goes over the reasons why people choose to live where they live. NYC is ranked the #2 most stressed city, so why am I still living here?

Small Baby, Small Apartment, Small Budget
Surprisingly, this is one of my most popular posts. I write about what baby stuff we use to conserve space since space is limited. We have since moved to a slightly bigger apartment, but conserving space is still a priority. And now with two kids, space is even more limited.

29 thoughts on “Baby #2 Has Arrived!”

  2. Done by Forty

    Congratulations, Andrew. That’s the best kind of news, and I wish your new family health and happiness. I’m very recently getting back into the groove of blogging. If you want to be my accountability buddy and keep each other on track, I’d be down.
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    1. livingrichcheaply@gmail.com Post author

      Thanks! I have noticed that you’re posting more often which is great! I probably do need an accountability buddy. Can you also babysit my kids? =)

    1. livingrichcheaply@gmail.com Post author

      Thanks! Haha, we haven’t decided yet, though my wife has mentioned having 3 at times. Plus, being that it’s 2 boys, there might be an urge to go for a girl. I think we’ll be okay in our apartment for another few years but I’ve definitely been looking into moving to a bigger space at some point.

  7. Mrs Groovy

    Congratulations, Andrew & Family! The photo is precious.

    I’m sure you’ll find a way to get a larger space. If you like Long Island you might be able to rent a house reasonably from someone about to retire and relocate. They’re exiting in droves and many have no mortgage on their homes. They may be waiting for home prices to fully recover before selling and be thrilled to find stable renters.
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    1. livingrichcheaply@gmail.com Post author

      Thanks! I think moving to Long Island might be an option. Might consider buying if the price is right.

    1. livingrichcheaply@gmail.com Post author

      Thanks! Yea, there was that article that kids cost like $250,000 or something like that!

  14. Tawcan

    Not sure how I missed this earlier. Congrats! From experience, I have to say that 2 kids is definitely harder than 1 kid.

    Good luck! 🙂

    1. livingrichcheaply@gmail.com Post author

      Thanks! Yea, I thought 1 kid was tough but it’s much busier with 2 kids!

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