mamato4girls Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 My hope was to come in right at $1000 for 4 kids ages 3 (minimal preschool stuff) through High School. Well I still have Math, Science, and a few little things to get and I am almost at $1800 :w00t: I did buy SL new, but otherwise have been really watching $$. I feel guilty, mad at myself, something. I just keep telling myself, the others can re-use, the resale is high, etc, etc. And as "cheap/frugal" as my dh is, he is actually ok with it, since we would be paying $17,000+ a year if they were still in private school. Anyone else blow their budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Well, yes and no. My original budget - yes, I did go over that. But, once I sat down and really detailed out my plan, I stayed pretty close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in the Country Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Sort of. I keep buying things for the kids' schooling for this year out of my "fun" money. So I didn't technically go over the amount of money alotted for school materials. At least, that's what I tell myself. It's not like I have time for any hobbies at the moment anyway. I will quilt again....one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Not yet. I have plenty of time to make that happen before September. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjarnold Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 My hope was to come in right at $1000 for 4 kids ages 3 (minimal preschool stuff) through High School. Well I still have Math, Science, and a few little things to get and I am almost at $1800 :w00t: I did buy SL new, but otherwise have been really watching $$. I feel guilty, mad at myself, something. I just keep telling myself, the others can re-use, the resale is high, etc, etc. And as "cheap/frugal" as my dh is, he is actually ok with it, since we would be paying $17,000+ a year if they were still in private school. Anyone else blow their budget? I've totally blown mine. I can't even bear to look at the Education category in Quicken because I'm afraid to know the total. It's a good investment though, don't you think? Tiffany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I don't have a strict budget per se... but everything has so far added up to more than my initial estimate. Of course, I also forgot about shipping costs in my initial estimate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I didn't have a budget but so far I have not purchased anything I have not planned for. So I guess that is a step in the right direction. I have not added up how much I have spent. I don't want to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Well yes and no. I ended up bying almost 3 full cores used plus other materials so that all came out of pocket which I was not initially expecting to do, BUT I have not gotten my funding yet, I get that mid august and have every cent pre-spent in my online shopping carts, including some fun extras I didn't think I would be able to get before. So it was well worth the money I have spent out of pocket over my budget. (To realize what I have spent my funding coming is is for $3700 CDN and I have managed to spend another $650USD ($760CDN) or so. For a grand total of $4460 for the coming year on school materials (though a good chunk of that is shipping fees). Everything I have already bought or have in my online carts already I planned to buy with the exception of new paints, coloured paper and other such art supplies. Normally I buy those throughout the year instead. Also I added some fun/educational things for the youngest 2 to my cart that I would have saved up for over the year but can now buy right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedearly Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Howdy, Haven't come close to what we were paying for 2 in private boys school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I plead the fifth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I plead the fifth. I'm with Snickerdoodle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Sort of. I keep buying things for the kids' schooling for this year out of my "fun" money. So I didn't technically go over the amount of money alotted for school materials. At least, that's what I tell myself. It's not like I have time for any hobbies at the moment anyway. I will quilt again....one day. Yup. And, I just discovered that when our basement flooded, it got the corner of the bookshelf and ruined $200+ in brand ner science books. So, a change of plans and another $75. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I'm still trying to narrow down so that I won't go over. However, even after narrowing down, I'll probably still be slightly above what I had planned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I plead the fifth. I'm with them LOL! The sad thing is that I am not done yet *sigh*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I have not added up how much I have spent. I don't want to know. :iagree: It seems like this year I keep finding things that "oooh, we could really use!" I was going to put off logic for another year with my oldest, but my husband said he needs all the logic help he can get. :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Budget? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessdmommy Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 So far I'm doing pretty good budget-wise. But I have cut back. Instead of buying full cores, I'm buying the IG and then using the library more than I ever have. Hope to save some $ that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezrabean2005 Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 We were over budget because originally we were only going to homeschool our youngest for Kindy this year. Then some changes happened with our older three that made us decide to homeschool them as well. So we had to quickly get materials for 3rd, 5th, and 6th. Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 You can almost get your money back if you buy excellent condition used products and re-sell in good condition. YES, even SL. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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