tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post7894462602027460114..comments2023-09-02T07:09:34.264-04:00Comments on Digging Out From Our Mess: The Kid AccountMystihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-30399643524978854462014-06-09T09:26:29.741-04:002014-06-09T09:26:29.741-04:00I am shocked at how the numbers turned out. I jus...I am shocked at how the numbers turned out. I just squeaked by!!! But it was a good experiment, and now I know that it is 1) needed, 2) needs to be padded just a little, and 3) I may need to start saving sooner than later for the bigger expenses, like Senior year!!!<br /><br />$16 isn't horrid in itself for the yearbook. But the yearbook isn't that spectacular either.Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-17297732750273793212014-06-09T09:24:06.580-04:002014-06-09T09:24:06.580-04:00I can see why some people really like having yearb...I can see why some people really like having yearbooks....it just isn't "me." Sassy will probably want one for each year of HS....we will see.<br /><br />I am so glad I started the kid account. I will almost guarantee that if the money had not been put aside, we would have spent $250 on general "stuff" and then another $250 on the kids!Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-66255961676872716832014-06-09T09:11:42.390-04:002014-06-09T09:11:42.390-04:00Ha, what are the chances you got to cover all of i...Ha, what are the chances you got to cover all of it with an account funded solely for it? That's awesome. And yeah, I am surprised myself... sippy cup here, drinks there, toys, extra clothes... and I'm just an aunt! I have no opinion on yearbooks. It isn't something we did back in the Caribbean, and I didn't get my US one. Maybe one every few years to see the progression... but I guess at $16/ea isn't too bad. I've heard high school ones are like $50-75. Ouch. Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075300256482920618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-26166404655695558962014-06-07T14:06:57.701-04:002014-06-07T14:06:57.701-04:00That is awesome that you thought to do this!! I th...That is awesome that you thought to do this!! I think I will start a kid account too! We do yearbooks every year, I don't think they really care but I do. I often look through my yearbooks & am so glad I have them all. -Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190834507819992504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-91615749621823419722014-06-07T11:24:32.826-04:002014-06-07T11:24:32.826-04:00You are so right about end of year expenses! It se...You are so right about end of year expenses! It seems to snowball. Here the elementary yearbooks are $30 and high school yearbooks are $85. It is insane! <br />QandADebthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16870199489335056131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-28949496054557507672014-06-07T09:45:32.781-04:002014-06-07T09:45:32.781-04:00Neat story!Neat story!Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-60833419755369004752014-06-07T09:45:16.360-04:002014-06-07T09:45:16.360-04:00$65 for a yearbook? Good grief! I better start s...$65 for a yearbook? Good grief! I better start saving now.Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-39824684612264556462014-06-07T09:00:30.980-04:002014-06-07T09:00:30.980-04:00You are so right about the kid incidentals. They ...You are so right about the kid incidentals. They add up QUICK! As for yearbooks, cannot help it, but I am a BIG believer in them. My kids have one from every single year. My younger two don't since they are in high school, but I make all my kids get them. Even if it is just one per school.<br /><br />Reason being, when I met my husband - it turns out, we went to the same elementary school! Even though I moved after that year and moved of of state. I still have that book and we both still marvel over it.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02863887265545701157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-29022659038270386982014-06-06T17:14:08.670-04:002014-06-06T17:14:08.670-04:00Those high school yearbooks have gotten way out of...Those high school yearbooks have gotten way out of hand - $65 each when DD was in high school and she graduated in 2006!!! They were her Christmas present from her grandparents throughout high school. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-69119197574587075802014-06-06T09:32:04.903-04:002014-06-06T09:32:04.903-04:00My kids have one from 5th grade (end of elementary...My kids have one from 5th grade (end of elementary school). But K-4....nope. It was hit or miss each year if they were even offered. Many times the school only did a "5th grade" book, so there was no reason to purchase that when they were in 2nd grade.<br /><br />I personally have a 6th grade, 8th, and then 9-12th yearbooks. In a box. In the attic. <br /><br />I don't see Bossy caring AT ALL about any of this. And Sassy....maybe by high school. But she got her yearbook, and tossed it aside. We are not going to spend a fortune of this. Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-81035696968496502202014-06-06T09:04:32.685-04:002014-06-06T09:04:32.685-04:00I LOVE looking back on my yearbooks. I have one ev...I LOVE looking back on my yearbooks. I have one every year from kindergarten through senior year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com