Affording Adoption Guide

Learn a few tips and tricks about affording your adoption.

Shelley Skuster January 28, 2025

Affording adoption can be daunting for many people, but there are creative and commonsense ways that make affording the process of growing your family through adoption possible. Even though affording adoption may seem impossible for many at this time, knowing all the options available to you opens closed doors and makes affording adoption possible for all types of incomes. Affording adoption comes down to some basic money saving practices as well as putting in the hard work and time to save money.

Read on to discover how affording adoption may not be as impossible as you once thought.

If you’re interested in domestic infant adoption and would like to speak with an adoption professional about your adoption options, click here.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed about financing your adoption, click here to learn about fundraising options or click here to learn about your loan options.

Cut Costs

2. Cut Costs

Consider working with a financial planner to review your monthly expenses and where possible cuts can be made.

Between monthly subscriptions, unused services, and unintentional over-splurging, you may be able to find some room for added savings.

Shelley Skuster

Shelley is a former award-winning television journalist who traded in suit coats and red lipstick for a messy bun and yoga pants. She's a freelance writer who stays at home with her three daughters who are all ((gasp)) under the age of three and came to her via adoption and birth. She's the woman behind the blog Shelley Writes and she can also be found on facebook and twitter as ShelleySkuster.

author image

Shelley Skuster

Shelley is a former award-winning television journalist who traded in suit coats and red lipstick for a messy bun and yoga pants. She's a freelance writer who stays at home with her three daughters who are all ((gasp)) under the age of three and came to her via adoption and birth. She's the woman behind the blog Shelley Writes and she can also be found on facebook and twitter as ShelleySkuster.

Pregnant and have questions? We can help answer your questions by telling us what works best for you.

Questions

"*" indicates required fields

Name*

Subscribe form