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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do I need to sign up for this if my kid doesn't eat school lunch?[/quote]

No you don't, but if you can afford it, you might want to put a small amount of money in the account, as an emergency "just in case".  For example, I know one kid who brought a lunch, but some water spilled on the bag and ruined the lunch.  Or if you forget to pack one or the child forgets to bring it.  I've seen many cases where it helps to have a few bucks so that in an emergency, you child can pick up the lunch.

In our school, it is like $2.50 for a lunch, so I usually keep about $10-20 in our kids' accounts "just in case".  At the end of the school year, if there is any left, I contact the school coordinator and have them divert the balance to help pay off some of the overdue balances that some families have left.[/quote]

And sometimes my kid just gets hungry and wants to get a bag of popcorn or something for lunch.

They will let kids go into debt at my school but it's nice to not have it be an issue.

Such a good idea about what to do with the leftover money. I have a bunch in my other kids' account and I'm going to do that. Can you do it at the beginning of the year or does it make more sense to wait to the end?[/quote]

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