https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 11:41:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-savings-do-you-feel-comfortable-having#post-2615483 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 17:17:11 +0000 catlady 2615483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think this would totally depend on how log you'd expect to be out. I'll only be out 3 months and I will be paid for a portion of that, plus we happen to be saving for a down payment on a new house right now anyway so we have a nice amount in a savings account at this moment. So we're not saving anything extra specifically for maternity leave. When my LO was born a few years back, we didn't have as much savings but our expenses were also much less (since we didn't have her daycare expenses yet!) so I was comfortable with our normal emergency fund of about 6 months expenses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-savings-do-you-feel-comfortable-having#post-2615479 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 16:43:44 +0000 IRunForFun 2615479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ideally a year's worth but we just bought a house so won't have that when baby is born. We will only have about 5 to 6 months worth and I'm getting nervous about it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-savings-do-you-feel-comfortable-having#post-2615477 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 16:18:14 +0000 yellowbird 2615477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just in liquid cash savings? 6 months of expenses. If that were all I had though I wouldn't be comfortable at all in this stage of my life. Now a few years ago I probably would t have cared at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-savings-do-you-feel-comfortable-having#post-2615457 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 15:01:48 +0000 Paddington10 2615457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm working like mad so I can take some extra time off when my son is born. What is your rule of thumb? I like to have a year's worth of expenses in an ideal world... </p>