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Curtland1015

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7. My wife should get most of the credit!

Reply to cyberswede (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 06:45 PM

Aug 2012

I just play video games and wait for her to come home and say "We're buying school supplies!" or, "We're doing the MS walk on Saturday!"

...and I say "Okay!"

I'm trying to get more involved!

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My god, school supplies are expensive! [View all] Curtland1015 Aug 2012 OP

Very nice of you to help out! cyberswede Aug 2012 #1

My wife should get most of the credit! Curtland1015 Aug 2012 #7

I remember starting school every year OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #2

Now the kids have to bring in a box of tissues for the class! hedgehog Aug 2012 #5

I used to budget about $100 a kid, and it's been 4 years suince the youngest graduated high school, hedgehog Aug 2012 #3

what pissed me off was they hardly used half the crap they made you buy Kali Aug 2012 #4

My kids got into recycling big time in high school - hedgehog Aug 2012 #6

Our local house candidate - Sara Sedlacek - paused her campaign to rurallib Aug 2012 #8

Only before school starts. Wait until October and buy them on clearance - save them for next year. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #9

Dallas has an annual school-supply drive for low-income families derby378 Aug 2012 #10

I've been incredibly lucky this year, more so than any other time that I can remember. kcass1954 Aug 2012 #11

As a long-term substitute teacher, I bought over $500 worth of DebJ Aug 2012 #12

Wow! Crazy Dave Aug 2012 #15

I have 4 kids. laundry_queen Aug 2012 #13

And many schools charge mandatory fees pstokely Aug 2012 #14