Elizabeth Casey: Even with planning, new baby is a financial challenge

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Elizabeth Casey, an early childhood educator at Trinity Children’s Center in Burlington. She is a graduate from the Snelling Center for Government’s Early Childhood Leadership Institute and serves on a Let’s Grow Kids Action Team. She lives in Winooski with her husband and 2-year-old daughter.
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