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In addition to chapters in many books, you'll find some publications specifically geared toward your planning.
Infertility patient Marie Sebring offers her own experience via the Infertility Information Guide, in an effort to virtually steer you through the treatment process before you spend a dime or your precious time. The cost of US$15 is minimal, considering the amount of money you may spend down the road on your journey toward family.
RESOLVE, the United States' first and foremost infertility support organization, has just recently published a tremendously helpful booklet, Planning to Afford Family Building, available through their website for only US$5 which helps raise funds for this worthy non-profit. (You can also join your local RESOLVE group at this website.)
Easy-to-read, yet thorough in its contents, RESOLVE's booklet starts with the issues of choosing a physician with cost minimization in mind and proceeds to cost considerations for raising children. It has built-in worksheets which ask you to stretch your mind a little and think about how you want your family's future to look. It also has some excerpted information on the insurance coverage angle, but it is recommended that readers follow-up with the Infertility Insurance Advisor, also available at the RESOLVE website, and often available to patients in reproductive physicians' offices.
RESOLVE's partner in presenting the above booklet is the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE). NEFE offers its own publication, How to Make Adoption An Affordable Option on their website. You'll find more information from this creative not-for-profit organization on all types of financial planning needs at the NEFE website.
Whether you choose to speak with a professional or read up on the facts to help you manage your planning, looking ahead with some assistance will help your journey feel less insurmountable. Using the services of a planner, written or in person, is just like checking a roadmap before taking a trip to a new destination. As many an advisor has admonished, "Nobody plans to fail, they just fail to plan."
© Tracy Morris
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