# Money, kids, and the myth of being “ready” with Taylor Nelsen, AFC / 61

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Podcast: [Finance Girlies: Money Conversations for Gen Z and Millennial Women](https://stenobird.com/podcast/finance-girlies-money-conversations-for-gen-z-and-millennial-women-7072231)
Published: 2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00
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Parenthood has a way of turning even the most detailed budgeter into a “good enough and moving on” budgeter — and honestly, that’s not a personal failure. It’s reality. In this episode, we’re joined by Taylor Nelson (accredited financial counselor and the voice behind The Financial Planner Substack) to talk about what the “cost of kids” actually looks like in real life — and why it’s not just diapers and strollers. We get into the biggest surprise costs (spoiler: it’s often the income h...

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