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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]What's the ROI in spending all that money and time/expenses for years in ECNL? [/quote]

Are there actually parents who look at youth sports as an investment and expect a monetary return? Sheesh. No wonder they think everything is a scam.

Do they also view all the money spent on food, clothes, and toys as an investment to eventually earn their money back? I've never thought of kids as a money making scheme but maybe I'm doing it wrong. That halloween costume that costs $50? Not a good investment to only get back only $20 worth of candy. I would be better off from an investment standpoint if I just bought the candy directly. Where's my return on the $5000 for braces or summer camps or Disney vacations? Are those are all scams too.

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Do you spend $5,000 on the Versace version of $50 Halloween costume, then drive 8 hours to a well decorated neighborhood to get the same candy as available in your neighborhood?[/quote]

No, but I don't judge if someone else did. Who's to say what is "worth" paying for? It's a personal decision. I choose to drive a $35k car but other people who make the same income drive one double that price. Is it worth it? Not for me but it is for them. A family vacation to a beach we can drive to might be $5000, but a family trip to the beach somewhere further might be $15,000. Things are worth what the person writing the check is willing to pay. It's not a scam.[/quote]

DP. That’s all fair, but I think it is also fair to ask the question as to why someone is paying what they are paying for something. They don’t owe an explanation and are entitled to do as they will, but it’s a fair discussion on an anonymous message board…and sadly, there are people here paying up for Boys ECNL and talking about scouts on sidelines and ROI, when most here know that is misguided.[/quote]

I don’t ask or care why my neighbor drives a BMW. I don’t feel the need to “correct” misguided people. I’d rather have lots of misguided people out there living in their dream world because it gives me the advantage.[/quote]

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