In 2000, Julie and her husband, Mark, declared war on their debt credit cards, student loans, cars and the house. Seven years later, as they wrote the check for their last mortgage payment, God called them to adopt two children from Ethiopia. A few months later, with their income unexpectedly cut by two-thirds, they wondered if they could finish the adoption without crossing back over into the red.
When they brought Wendemagegn and Beza home 12 months later, Julie and her husband proved debt-free adoption is possible!
Passionate about helping others achieve their adoption dream, Julie shares how to find extra money in your household budget, apply for grants, and fundraise in order to build your family without saddling it with debt.
With over $80,000 worth of creative fundraising ideas from more than 30 adoptive families, the second edition of Adopt Without Debt shows you how to fulfill your adoption dream without signing away your financial freedom.
No silver bullet I’m conflicted on how to rate this book. We have had children biologically and hope to adopt, and of course, finances are concern. I’ve seen plenty of people who are far from wealthy adopt, so I know it can be done, but wasn’t sure how they all did it. So I had high hopes for this book.I want to rate this book very favorably, because I think many people are in our same boat – considering adoption, but unsure how to afford the steep costs associated with the adoption process. I think…
Excellent resource This is an excellent book and resource for anyone considering adoption. Julie tells her personal story of how her family climbed out of debt and then adopted internationally without going into debt at all. She shares many helpful tools and fundraising ideas that anyone could implement into their own adoption journey. Finances tend to be a main reason many never actually pursue an adoption, but this book will help make that desire to adopt a reality! I really enjoyed how she weaved their…
not much help really this book is full of ideas that we all learned in High School fundraising that i am really not very comfortable doing for a private adoption. also, the budget cutting ideas for the house hold were no help at all. i already do cut all of the things that they suggested so there was no money hiding in my budget that i could cut.if i were a upper middle class two parent household that did not have a budget this book would have been helpful i guess.