School sucks…all of my money
Kids aren’t the only ones who cringe when all of those “Back to School” ads appear in August. Yesterday, my two teenage daughters and I went to Bureau en Gros to stock up on school supplies. Fortunately they were pretty good. They stuck to their lists and mostly contented themselves with the store brands. Nevertheless, when we were done, my bank account was $550 lighter. This comes after paying $1100 in books, $2000 for the school bus and it will probably cost me a few hundreds to update their uniforms. Private schools are expensive even after you’ve paid the tuitions.
It makes me wonder how low income families manage to pull it off.
That’s a lot of stuff. Is thre no way to cut back on that $2000?
My oldest will be old enough to drive next year so we might set something up with some of her friends that live in our neighborhood. There is no easy way to get from Pierrefonds to Lachine using public transport.
That’s really expensive! Maybe I should start considering homeschooling!
Dude; two words: DOLLAR STORE!
;-)
Low income families can’t afford to send their kids to private schools.
I’m with Mare on this – send your kids to a school closer to home and save on the 2000 dollar bus bill, or let them ride the city bus, but don’t send them to private school and then cry poor. You might get sympathy from your fellow West Islanders, but not in this part of town.