If prospective parents were to tally the cost of having a baby before they conceived, the U.S. population would undoubtedly suffer a serious decline. Just consider: According to a 2010 USDA report, the average middle-income family will spend roughly $12,000 on child-related expenses in their babyâs first year of life. By age two, parents are up to more than $12,500 per year.
Best Answer: Standard delivery means that no measures are taken to expedite the delivery. It is the regular price if you will. In many cases expedited delivery and standard delivery are exactly the same. UPS Standard delivery is ground and is 7-10 days. USPS is 3-5 days. Fed-X is an overnight service so they simply offer a standard three day service that is usually overnight, but nit guaranteed.
1 USPS Standard Post, formerly known as Parcel Post, is the US Postal Service's lowest-cost shipping tier. 2  If you're shipping one or two items, or a few items infrequently, this is probably your most cost-effective shipping method. 3  Packages shipped domestically take two to eight days to get to their destination.f you can, weigh and measure the item, and the box you plan to ship it in. If you don't have packing materials, know you'll get charged for them when you take it to be shipped, so factor that into the shipping fee your buyer pays when they win your auction or buy from your store.