Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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In this video, TFD creative director Holly Trantham shares her checklist to help you answer what is probably the most consequential decision of your life: whether or not you should have a baby (especially as someone who used to think she would be childfree). From a brutally honest look at the finances of having kids to the social-media-vs-reality aspects of parenting, this isn't meant to sway you in either direction, but to give you an honest look at how it would impact your life — from someone who has been there!
Holly on IG: instagram.com/hollyadairtrantham
TFD newsletter: I'm A Working Mom, So Why Don't I Feel Like One? thefinancialdiet.beehiiv.com/p/i-m-a-working-mom-so-why-don-t-i-feel-like-one
SOURCE LINKS:
pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/04/13/in-a-growing-share-of-u-s-marriages-husbands-and-wives-earn-about-the-same
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-18/why-don-t-more-fathers-take-paternity-leave
mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/12/4270
americanprogress.org/article/child-care-expenses-push-an-estimated-134000-families-into-poverty-each-year
investor.vanguard.com/investor-resources-education/article/how-much-to-save-for-college
Thanks to Fabric for sponsoring this video! Go to meetfabric.com/tfd and apply today, risk-free.
In this video, TFD creative director Holly Trantham shares her checklist to help you answer what is probably the most consequential decision of your life: whether or not you should have a baby (especially as someone who used to think she would be childfree). From a brutally honest look at the finances of having kids to the social-media-vs-reality aspects of parenting, this isn't meant to sway you in either direction, but to give you an honest look at how it would impact your life — from someone who has been there!
Holly on IG: instagram.com/hollyadairtrantham
TFD newsletter: I'm A Working Mom, So Why Don't I Feel Like One? thefinancialdiet.beehiiv.com/p/i-m-a-working-mom-so-why-don-t-i-feel-like-one
SOURCE LINKS:
pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/04/13/in-a-growing-share-of-u-s-marriages-husbands-and-wives-earn-about-the-same
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-18/why-don-t-more-fathers-take-paternity-leave
mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/12/4270
americanprogress.org/article/child-care-expenses-push-an-estimated-134000-families-into-poverty-each-year
investor.vanguard.com/investor-resources-education/article/how-much-to-save-for-college
