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[quote=Anonymous]The answer really depends on what you want to give your kid and what your kid needs. Do you need daycare?  Do you want all new clothes or are you a hand me down family?  Do you view camp as childcare or are you looking at experiences?  Is rec sports or only what’s offered free in school your style or are you going to raise an international gymnast for whom you spend $2k on each of the at least 3 you need each year and well more than $10k per year in travel.   Are you going to give them the prom of their dreams or skip it all together?  If your kid has special needs are you going to purchase the best of services or are you going to let the chips fall where they may with free school based services?

And here’s the thing. You won’t know who you are until you are holding your child and faced with making the decision. The love you will feel for your child is beyond what you can imagine.

I’m generally very frugal but I bet I spent a thousand on prom between the dress and the send off party. In a million years I would never have believed that would happen. And I spared no expense when it came to dealing with the special needs but my kids were totally hand me down kids with the rare new item purchased by me.

Having kids is a leap of faith. You can’t plan for all of the possibilities that will be put in front of you. [/quote]

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