money, money, money!

I had to look to see where you lived that you had to pay all of this. I know the times have changed since I was in school. I went to a public high school & all we had to pay for was our books. I also paid for various things for sports. Now a days schools are expecting fancy calculators, lap top computers & such. I have 3 kids right now with the possibilty of one more before we are done. It costs almost as much to get kids threw high school as a year of college now a days.

Your kids are probly enrolled in private school, you can get all those stuff for free, just enter them into a public school.

Yes money is the buzzword everywhere.In every single palce you go you will hear sopmething about money.Yours ia a very appropriate and timely discussion

Hey, I am soooo there with ya !! I just don't understand how or why these groups are so dang needy and think that we are all freakin made of money. I have 4 kids and my oldest is a senior this year. Just this month in January, We have his football banquet this Sunday and it is $25.00 per plate so that is $75.00, His cap and gown fee is due this Thursday and it is $75.00 (why a kid needs to BUY a cap and gown is beyond me...when I was in school, we put a $25.00 deposit on it and when we turned it in the day of graduation, we got the money back) but no....here in Alabama, they buy them. Then he and his girl are going to prom and the tickets must be purchased this week at $60.00 per couple, My daughters class ring fee is due of $100.00, Senior graduation invitations and the tassle for his cap is $180.00 and it is due this week. Then I just got an email from the football coach saying that my son didn't sell his quota of 50 coupon books so we have to pay $300.00 to the fundraising committee for these. Even though we turned in the unsold books but he has to have actually sold that much money. I am so sick of these schools. We might as well send our kids to private schools. I wonder how much easier it would just be to homeschool....

yeah this life has so beomce that whereever we turn we have go to give money. money money and money is all we need to survive in this life. wat to do we humans have developed this kind of life. i too feel really bad for those families who dont have good money and the parents need to put in all their energy into money making.

sad isn't it that you pay taxes to help put your children through school then have to pay yet again when its time for them to go. i'd really like to know where all this tax money is goingto. It definitely isn't getting to the schools, which are in very poor shape. leaking roofs, asbastos in the classrooms, mold and god knows what else. where I live, the school board is spending 5 million dollars on a newschool in the newest, richest scetion of thecity, but can't afford text books and bus passes for the students in the poor sections. then they complain that the dropout rate is so high in these schools!

It seems to now be the norm that every group or every person that has a plan or an agenda for your children, expects the aparents to cough up 50, 60 or even 70 dollars to participate. People forget how hard it is to get that money.

I hear you. It's always money for something and I'm a single parent so I really feel it. With my youngest it's always milk money, pizza money, school trip money, book orders, charity the school is helping, birthday parties and the list goes on. Now my son is really good. He is 18 and he works part time and very seldom asks for anything. He is basically putting himself through school except for any little bit I can come up with. But yes when he went to high school it was the same thing. He had to pay a registration fee of 60.00, then a whole uniform for him (plus my youngest wears a uniform now too) but no I didn't have to buy books. But if they lose one you have to pay for it and that happened so that cost me 80.00. Then you get yearbook fees and lock for their locker (has to be bought from the school) It is very expensive to raise kids these days thats why I think people are having smaller families. There is always something guaranteed. I guess you just do the best you can.

I know I hear you there. My sons school always wants money for one thing or another.

I can't imagine it, either! Wow. I'm so sorry about all of the costs :/ It seems like everything costs an arm and a leg nowdays! I have always considered only having one child if I do ever have children. You've reminded me of another good reason for that. It costs so much to raise a child nowadays, and I would hate to deny them anything. Especially a really good education. I can't imagine being able to afford to help more than one child get a good education. Even that costs an amazing amount of money nowadays, especially for college tuition and such.

i know the feeling, but that's how it is. i am not married but still, i have many expences alone...

I am a student and depending on my parents to cope with my expenses..I totally respect all the parents who are working hard to make their children having agood education. Whenever we ask for money,they will never refuse, God knows how they cope with all these worries..i appreciate you. Good luck...

when u r single there is little spending,when u get married the spending get doubled,and when u have ur first baby spending get tripled so my frnd for ur future spending u have to plan so earlier.

I understand what you are talking about. It just never seems to end. I'm so thankful that my boys now 16 and 18 have part time jobs and they pretty much pay for what they want. It's a good principal because they feel like they earned the money for what ever they want so they feel that they have achieved something. I think since your daughter is going into her first year that she's a bit young for a part time job. You can look forward to the time when she does make her own money and feels proud of what she earns and pays for herself. I'm also really fed up with online home businesses. They make all kinds of promises about how much money you will make. I filled out a few online and before I knew it, there seem to be a call everyday from someone who wanted to talk to me about a home based business. I think the prospects get shared among the marketing companies and you get passed on from one to the next. Several times I received calls from the same company after turning them down. One company wanted thousands of dollars to get started. They've been around for quite a long time, but I can't sell someone this product that costs thousands of dollars for a self improvement program. It's just unfair. What about the single mom who doesn't have two nickels to rub together? She wants to improve her life, but I just couldn't sell her a self improvement course for thousands of dollars. That's like robbing her. None the less, my husband and I don't have that kind of money to get a home based business going like that. If we did have that kind of money, we likely wouldn't need to find another income through a home based business! As far as the church retreat that you don't have money for?.... see if your church has a youth fund for special cases. That's what our church does. They keep a special fund to help kids who want to be involved but aren't able to afford it. Hope that helps. Don't stress. Just trust in The power greater than you and I and have faith. Linaye

Well money makes the world go round as they say. We can not do anything without it. Because every moves entails money. But there are many ways to earn it. Just be used to the cycle - you earn and you spend.

At china,My son register to high scuool.I pay 20000RMB(2600$).Do you pay very little.

Since you are talking about the costs in $ you seem to be from USA. In USA you only pay for uniform, book, registration and a lot of other school costs if your child goes to a private school. I have excellent public schools and my kids go to public schools. Have you thought about public schools? Also it is just the begning. Colleges in USA cost minimum $20k per (state colleges) year now and with inflation in 12 years will cost twice as much. As your child becomes a teenager the demand for brand clothes and shoes and other stuff increases. As well as playstation,video games. So tighten your seat belt and be ready for a bumpy ride.

AGREE WITH YOU??

Welcome to the world of parenthood. Wait until you have 4 like some of us and some are ready to go to college. The $60,70,25, etc dollars that you are crying about is just the tip on the iceberg. Wait until you have a teenage duaghter or a son, when a pair of pant and a pair of shoes would cost $200. Boy, you better start working hard now if not you will never retire even at the 90.

Good Life = Money !