<prompt> Human: My girlfriend of 1 yr is pregnant. Found out 3 days ago. Im 24 shes 32. Shes a nurse making 72k a year were in canada im electrician making 82k a year. Shes got a mortgage and Ive inherited my fathers house. What are some advice you guys can give me. whats the best way to get myself prepard. Anything you guys can help me with would be appreciated. Thanks  <response>: Congratulations.If you do a search for baby on this subreddit youll come up with a lot of results.The most significant cost you will incur is childcare , whether that involves paid childcare or one of you cuts back hours or quits to be the primary caregiver. A lot of your budgeting will revolve around taking on that significant new cost. Also consider that if both of you work, you may lose some hours due to routine doctors visits or common childhood illness as thats a more subtle cost that will come up.Also, youll have to figure out what to do with the housing situation as you wont want to maintain two households.Stuff like diapers, nutrition, baby clothes, are really gravy compared to figuring out childcare. 