Please note the following revision to the spreadsheet:
8/24/2007 "Fundraisers - A" has been changed from $25 to $50 because we bought an additional coupon book as a gift for someone. (I'm not telling for whom - they might be reading this!)
Saturday, September 22, 2007
September 21
Okay, this is actually the 22nd, but you won't believe how much stuff came home in yesterday's backpack! And I just didn't have the time or energy to calculate it all (this is going to take a calculator) last night.
Book orders: these are one of the reasons I wanted to keep track of expenses. Last year I placed an order with the book order and the following week the school had its book FAIR. Well, my adorable little AD didn't think that the fact that we had just purchased three or four new books was any reason not to attend the book fair and get about 27 more. I understand that the onus is on me to teach the kiddo about money, but a little "fair" warning would have at least been nice! I'm on the lookout for the Fair this time. Plus my precious kiddo has sworn that if we order from the book order, he won't need anything from the book fair. HA! For the purposes of my spreadsheet, I am going to tally the costs of everything AD circles on the book order form. If we order anything, I will list that portion of the costs as Books - A, while the remainder of the total sum will be listed under Books - R. By the way, the neighbor kid came home this week with at least $20 of books from his book order.
It's time for the Tri-County YMCA fall basketball league. We will NOT be spending that $85! I feel like we are totally lucky in this category. One of AD's classmates is the son of a former college bball player. Last year, he offered a kindergarten basketball program for only $10 (which he spent on trophies and jerseys for the kids.) And it was fabulous. He was teaching them skills and techniques that my husband and I didn't even know. We will be doing that again when it starts in October.
Tuesday October 9, from 4 until 8 pm is McTeachers Night. This is the most chaotic night of the year at our local McDonald's, where you can wait in the drive-thru line for 30+ minutes or opt to go inside and hope that you know someone in there so that you can grab their table when they leave. It's a fundraiser. We will probably spend about $12 there that night. But I'll post the amount when the time comes.
The first Green Tree Movie Night of the year is on Friday, October 12. This is also a fundraiser. For $5 AD can go to the school for a little over two hours to watch a movie, eat popcorn and play a couple of games with his friends. Parents get to have a night out. It's a nice concept. I'll probably volunteer at one of the movies this year. We have a little sibling at home, so to get a night out we have to hire a sitter anyway. Starting next year, movie night will definitely be a cheap date night for us!
I think that's all for now. I'll have to break out my calculator to fill out the spreadsheet, though. Happy weekend to you.
Book orders: these are one of the reasons I wanted to keep track of expenses. Last year I placed an order with the book order and the following week the school had its book FAIR. Well, my adorable little AD didn't think that the fact that we had just purchased three or four new books was any reason not to attend the book fair and get about 27 more. I understand that the onus is on me to teach the kiddo about money, but a little "fair" warning would have at least been nice! I'm on the lookout for the Fair this time. Plus my precious kiddo has sworn that if we order from the book order, he won't need anything from the book fair. HA! For the purposes of my spreadsheet, I am going to tally the costs of everything AD circles on the book order form. If we order anything, I will list that portion of the costs as Books - A, while the remainder of the total sum will be listed under Books - R. By the way, the neighbor kid came home this week with at least $20 of books from his book order.
It's time for the Tri-County YMCA fall basketball league. We will NOT be spending that $85! I feel like we are totally lucky in this category. One of AD's classmates is the son of a former college bball player. Last year, he offered a kindergarten basketball program for only $10 (which he spent on trophies and jerseys for the kids.) And it was fabulous. He was teaching them skills and techniques that my husband and I didn't even know. We will be doing that again when it starts in October.
Tuesday October 9, from 4 until 8 pm is McTeachers Night. This is the most chaotic night of the year at our local McDonald's, where you can wait in the drive-thru line for 30+ minutes or opt to go inside and hope that you know someone in there so that you can grab their table when they leave. It's a fundraiser. We will probably spend about $12 there that night. But I'll post the amount when the time comes.
The first Green Tree Movie Night of the year is on Friday, October 12. This is also a fundraiser. For $5 AD can go to the school for a little over two hours to watch a movie, eat popcorn and play a couple of games with his friends. Parents get to have a night out. It's a nice concept. I'll probably volunteer at one of the movies this year. We have a little sibling at home, so to get a night out we have to hire a sitter anyway. Starting next year, movie night will definitely be a cheap date night for us!
I think that's all for now. I'll have to break out my calculator to fill out the spreadsheet, though. Happy weekend to you.
Monday, September 17, 2007
September 17
I've been away for a while, and fallen behind on the papers coming home from school. So I have a few items to add to the spreadsheet:
1. School pictures - the undeniable school pictures. The "decide what you want before the picture is even taken" school pictures. But you have to get something, right? There are packages that range from $12.75 to $41, plus add ons: additional 8x10's are $9, retouching costs $5.
2. Spirit wear - I didn't buy any last year, and then, the day after it came in, they had a "spirit day" where everyone was to wear their Green Tree Elementary School wear. I felt bad, since AD had none. So I was going to buy some this year, but according to the note it is already too late. It was too late the night the note came home. So that's $10 I don't have to spend!
3. Finally, there is the fall fun run. I don't know whether we will do this or not, but it is only $1 per person.
That's all for tonight - I'll keep you posted!
1. School pictures - the undeniable school pictures. The "decide what you want before the picture is even taken" school pictures. But you have to get something, right? There are packages that range from $12.75 to $41, plus add ons: additional 8x10's are $9, retouching costs $5.
2. Spirit wear - I didn't buy any last year, and then, the day after it came in, they had a "spirit day" where everyone was to wear their Green Tree Elementary School wear. I felt bad, since AD had none. So I was going to buy some this year, but according to the note it is already too late. It was too late the night the note came home. So that's $10 I don't have to spend!
3. Finally, there is the fall fun run. I don't know whether we will do this or not, but it is only $1 per person.
That's all for tonight - I'll keep you posted!
Friday, September 7, 2007
September 7
Today, I sent in a required background check to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, which cost $9. If I ever want to attend class field trips or work with the students, I have to have this criminal background check...no choice...must pay. Hey, it's not much money, though, right? Last year it was only $5, but the price has increased.
AD has bought his lunch a couple of times this week, so maybe we will get through that $80 lunch card before the end of the year!
To be fair, I must mention that a note came home yesterday about "Donuts with Dad." I was thinking, "Oh, boy - fodder for my blog!" But you know what? It is free. Isn't that nice? Unfortunately, we won't be able to attend.
Today's backpack was FULL of papers! One flyer was pretty much a repeat of Wentzville Parks and Rec classes with some additions: a $52 opportunity for a Grandparents party and a $15 beading class.
There also was a note about the Greentree Buzz Book. This is our student directory. In the past it has been no big deal. They are making it bigger and better now, which will be great. With that, though, comes the opportunity to advertise or pay $ to send a message to your student. Maybe I should advertise my lighting design business: LJRdesign. Or not. I think I'll list this expense as a rejected fund raiser.
AD has bought his lunch a couple of times this week, so maybe we will get through that $80 lunch card before the end of the year!
To be fair, I must mention that a note came home yesterday about "Donuts with Dad." I was thinking, "Oh, boy - fodder for my blog!" But you know what? It is free. Isn't that nice? Unfortunately, we won't be able to attend.
Today's backpack was FULL of papers! One flyer was pretty much a repeat of Wentzville Parks and Rec classes with some additions: a $52 opportunity for a Grandparents party and a $15 beading class.
There also was a note about the Greentree Buzz Book. This is our student directory. In the past it has been no big deal. They are making it bigger and better now, which will be great. With that, though, comes the opportunity to advertise or pay $ to send a message to your student. Maybe I should advertise my lighting design business: LJRdesign. Or not. I think I'll list this expense as a rejected fund raiser.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
September 5
Well, it's been a while since any requests for money, but I have a couple of items to report today: first and most exciting is that AD sold his tenth Entertainment coupon book, so he has earned all of the little prizes he was hoping for as well as a limousine ride!
Second: today's backpack pile included a flyer from the city of Wentzville Parks department itemizing all sorts of classes for which we could sign up, if we were so inclined. Sounds wonderful, but no thank you. The spreadsheet will reflect all of the classes - as rejected expenses. Not sure of a better way of recording items like these...Suggestions welcome!
So we opted not to spend $277 on the $5 Soapbox Race (that sounds like a bargain and like lots of fun, too. But you have to be 8 years old to race, anyway.) Or the $92 tennis class or the $55 self-defense hapkido class (again, this sounds great, but we're already currently enrolled in soccer) or the $15 cooking class or the $60 photography class or the $50 Young Rembrandts class. Upon closer examination, our boy is too young for both the photography and the art class, so to be fair I should revise the total $ in the spreadsheet to 162.
Second: today's backpack pile included a flyer from the city of Wentzville Parks department itemizing all sorts of classes for which we could sign up, if we were so inclined. Sounds wonderful, but no thank you. The spreadsheet will reflect all of the classes - as rejected expenses. Not sure of a better way of recording items like these...Suggestions welcome!
So we opted not to spend $277 on the $5 Soapbox Race (that sounds like a bargain and like lots of fun, too. But you have to be 8 years old to race, anyway.) Or the $92 tennis class or the $55 self-defense hapkido class (again, this sounds great, but we're already currently enrolled in soccer) or the $15 cooking class or the $60 photography class or the $50 Young Rembrandts class. Upon closer examination, our boy is too young for both the photography and the art class, so to be fair I should revise the total $ in the spreadsheet to 162.
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