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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are low income there is financial help for some activities and sports.[/quote]

+1. Maximize any assistance out there, save every penny you can save, and invest (if you have money for that) wisely[/quote]

+2 Lots of activities and camps offer financial assistance. Also look at rec leagues for sports and rec centers for activities. Plus girl scouts/boy scouts.

For summers, find another mom and trade a week of childcare, so you each take one week off but get two weeks covered without paying for camps. Take them to the zoo w/ packed lunches, parks and get a slurpee or some affordable treat, public pools, etc.

I will say that kids care more about name brand clothes and items by MS or HS. It's also ok to say your kid gets 1-2 pricier items for their birthday or  holidays and that's their big gift. I buy fewer clothes in general and do more laundry even though we could easily afford more.  I just hate the waste because stuff goes out of style so quickly plus they outgrow it.[/quote]

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