Yep. I bought $50 worth of clothes for my three girls today. I told them they have to wait until it starts to get cold for anything else.
I’m worried about the school supplies though. I spent over $200 last year for four children. The teachers are NOT getting everything they demand this year.
I know, I had a discussion and I usually get everything on the ‘wish list’, but they would have to be satisfied one item for each kid (3).
I was happy to notice that they stopped the crazy demands this year with “3 ring binder 1 1/4 with pocket and 7 tab dividers”, etc...
It made me regress to my younger days to see a school supply list that said “Folder. Paper. Pencils. Pens (or crayons for the youngest)” Oh yeah, and graph paper for my soon to be highschooler.
Teachers have no business handing out supply lists that go beyond absolute essentials, and I can’t imagine what’s absolutely essential beyond paper, pencils, and pens. Maybe a binder, but those can be found at thrift shops and yard sales for a quarter and can be reused year after year. It really would make a lot more sense for those supplies to be bought in bulk by the school and resold to parents/students at cost.