John and I have been looking really hard at adoption lately. One thing that has really intimidated us is the cost. A domestic adoption in the states can cost anywhere from $7,000 to $20,000. An international adoption costs about twice that.

It all seems really overwhelming for a newlywed couple. We still haven't finished furnishing the house and haven't paid off the furniture we owe on now. Not to mention plane tickets to the states to see our families which are about $2,000 a peice. It seems like every cent we save is spent too soon.

There are things like the Adoption Tax credit and military subsides that we plan on taking advantage of, but most of those can only be filed for after the adoption is final.

Some of the sites I've been reading have mentioned fundraising as a way to raise money for an adoption. I don't know how many people read this, but would anyone be willing to donate to our adoption fund. I'm not asking for money now. I just want to see if this would be well recieved before I mention it to John. He's very much a man in the way that he won't want to accept money from other people. All comments on my blog are moderated so if you don't want you comment published I won't, but please make sure you mention it.