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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Sounds to me like you don't budget very well.[/quote]

This. If after you collected contribution you saw that only 55% contributed why did you go ahead and spend until you only had $25 left?  You should have scaled back the parties at the beginning of the year.

I was involved in the PTA and was shocked at how so many parents had no financial sense and would just go shopping. The whole concept of budgeting was lost on them. We had to be firm that there would be no reimbursements beyond the budgeted amounts for anything. We had to make a rule that funds would not cover decorations beyond balloons and streamers. Some parents wanted to buy expensive Halloween decorations and then store them at their houses.

Ways to save money

1. No pizza, get inexpensive snacks from Costco, doughnuts from Krispy Kreme or cupcakes from Giant. 
2. Find an artistic creative parent to plan the arts/crafts and don't buy the craft kits from Michaels or Oriental Trading. There are many things you can do with inexpensive materials.
3. Focus on games that don't involve buying lots of props and materials. [/quote]

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