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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a person who vastly underestimated how expensive having kids can be, especially multiple kids in multiple activities. Partly it's the cost creep of extras. For ice hockey, we purchased a 3 month pass for public skating, which was $85. Then another $20 for a neck protector. $20 for blade guards. And so on, then you've suddenly spent an extra several hundred over 2 months. For school based activities, there are the fundraisers where you are strongly encouraged to spend at least $50 on candy or buy multiple $35 sweatshirts. I'm not complaining, but I know so many parents are doing this times 3 and they have more kids than I do, too! I don't know how seemingly "everyone" is doing all this and also saving for retirement and driving around in Benz and Volvo SUVs.[/quote]
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