It Costs $22,400 To Have a Baby in Florida
Bringing a new life in the world is an emotional and financial journey. And with inflation, those costs keep going up. A study by VeryVery shows that with newly released data. That number certainly is eye opening. It costs $22,400 to have a baby in Florida, ranking as the #17 most expensive in the nation. So how did they come up with that number?
- Childbirth cost: the average cost of giving birth in every state with insurance. The data is weighted based on CDC data for vaginal births at 67.9% and c-section births at 32.1%.
- Rent increase: the average cost increase for upgrading from a one-bedroom to a two-bedroom apartment over the course of a year.
- Childcare costs for one year: the average cost of daycare for one child for a full year.
Let’s see how Florida ranks against the other states.
Obviously the childbirth cost is going to vary based on your insurance plan. So this number can go up or down. Florida’s cost, based on their formula, breaks down like this. $3,276.00 for the rent increase. $7,186.00 for childcare. $11,938 for the childbirth costs. The most expensive on the list is Massachusetts, due to its high cost of childcare. Least expensive place to have a baby? Mississippi. Having a baby in Florida, or any other state really, is an expensive thing to do. Conversely, you can get a 36 pack of condoms on Amazon for $15 dollars. They call it a “value pack”, but they really missed the opportunity to call it a “no family pack.”
Redditors Roast Worst Baby Names They've Ever Encountered
Gridget
“When I was a kid I stayed at a bed & breakfast with family photos on the walls,” one user wrote. “There was a sister named Gridget. I actually think about this a lot.” It’s kind of like a spin on the name Bridget. This Redditor seems really stuck on the name they found.
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Shanniel
This unique name caught this person off guard. They even tried to figure it out by mixing it with other names. “I once saw a baby announcement where the mom was named Shannon, the dad was Daniel, and they named the baby Shanniel,” they wrote.
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Dyslexia
Sometimes people just go with the flow when picking a name for their kid. Maybe it felt right at the time, and they didn’t even realize it’s also the name of a condition. While working at a gas station, this Reddit user observed a mother who let her child run around wild. They wrote “One small girl was pushing on a display stand and the mother screamed: ‘DYSLEXIA GET YO A– OVER HERE!”
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Donnaria
Back in school on the playground, this person probably had a rough time. This is particularly true because their name coincidentally rhymes with a sexually transmitted disease. Nevertheless, a user pointed out that it’s a clever fusion of two names. “Donnaria. A combination of her Mom’s name (Donna) and Grandma’s name (Gloria),” they wrote.
Alcoholic Beverages
Bacardi, Hennessy, Tanqueray, Alizé – the names keep coming. It turns out a Redditor, who happened to work in children and family services, encountered kids with names inspired by alcoholic beverages almost every day. “You don’t know how bad it really gets. Lots of kids named after alcoholic beverages.”
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