Moms if you had a little extra money
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Anonymous
| What would you purchase for your kids in el school? Sort of a splurge item. |
Anonymous
| I bought Mathnasium sessions. |
Anonymous
| I'd put it in their college fund. |
Anonymous
| More vacations |
Anonymous
| Stony clover lane backpacks |
Anonymous
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fun clothes from Lola & the Boys
American Girl dolls |
Anonymous
| Tickets to Universal Studios to go to Harry Potter world on their eleventh birthday. |
Anonymous
| Louis Vuitton luggage for hauling around their school supplies |
Anonymous
| A splurge item for school? I wouldn't. I'd just put the money elsewhere. |
Anonymous
+100 We just started saving for this. But college fund is more responsible. |
Anonymous
| I don’t believe my kids need a splurge for elem school. |
Anonymous
| DD wanted a mermaid Barbie. |
Anonymous
I hope you’re kidding. |
Anonymous
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Last year I channeled my angst about remote school by buying super nice wireless noise cancelling headphones- turns out my kid likes his $20 Amazon ones better.
For K I picked out an expensive PBK backpack with matching thermos and lunchbox. Turns out he likes the Lands End clearance flimsy backpack better. No more splurges. My 2nd grader asked to wait a few weeks into school and then go buy clothes once he sees what other kids have. One year he asked for jeans and then was sad he didn’t have a full week of “soft pants” like all the other boys. |
Anonymous
Yup. I’m an unabashed consumerist, but my kids don’t like/appreciate expensive things. Plan an activity with them instead of buying stuff. |