Tuesday, January 12, 2016

The Cost of Kindergarten - ask #10

Date: January 12, 2016
What the ask was: For the upcoming auction, our class is doing a class project which will be auctioned off.  The cost of goods to the Mom organizing the project is $64 or $3.20 per child.  
What we gave: $5
Why we gave that amount: It's a bit more than covering just my own daughter.

ask #1 - $1,111
ask #2 - $49
ask #3 - $31
ask #4 - $3
ask #5 - $10
ask #6 - $20
Fall 2015 After School - $2950
ask #7 - $10
ask #8 - $30
ask #9 - $0
Winter Break - $325
ask #10 - $5
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Running Total: $4,544

Monday, January 4, 2016

The cost of Kindergarten - Winter Break edition

Date: December 2015 / January 2016
What the ask was: Winter Break Camps
What we gave: $325
Why we gave that amount: Like I said in the after school edition, Scott and I both work full time.  Star's school had 2 weeks of break from December 19th, 2015 through January 3rd, 2016.  Even if we didn't work full time, and/or we had vacation from work for those 2 weeks, I don't think we could spend all of our time together.  Don't get me wrong, we all love each other very much and value our time together.  But, too much of a good thing is not good for us.  So, here's what we did.

December 21, 22 and 23 - Head Over Heels gymnastics camp - $210.  We signed up with one of her friends from preschool.  It ran from 9am - 4pm.
December 24, 25, 26 and 27 - Family trip to Monterey.  This obviously had some cost, but it wasn't required in order to send her to Kindergarten and maintain our full time careers, so I'm not counting it in my financial tally.  
December 28 - Sarah's Science camp - $115.  Super fun.  She made an LED fiber optics night light thingy.  
December 29 and 30 - Star was with my parents.
December 31, 1, 2 and 3 - Star, Scott and I had family time.

ask #1 - $1,111
ask #2 - $49
ask #3 - $31
ask #4 - $3
ask #5 - $10
ask #6 - $20
Fall 2015 After School - $2950
ask #7 - $10
ask #8 - $30
ask #9 - $0
Winter Break - $325
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Running Total: $4,539