The Goodwill store near me is not my favorite.  It does seem that the prices are higher than some of the other thrift stores.  They do seem to have a few hidden treasures so I still shop there on occasion.  I do often wonder where all their money is really going though.  They have so many stores so they must make milli...more

moserjim1:  My daughters played soccer at first.  Both of them were great at it but then wanted to quit and my youngest begged and begged to take gymnastics classes.  I begrudgingly signed her up.  It was not too expensive at first but I knew that the sport could be very expensive and time consuming, hence my hesitatio...more

In Washington 23:  I know my expenses for my daughter's sports are not typical.  I was just trying to make a point that as an average middle class family I never imagined starting out that we would end up spending such a large portion of our income on things like art classes and sports.  With the cost of housing, food,...more

When my kids were young I would I have thought that I would never spend that much on them but now that they are 11 and 13 the costs have grown astronomically.  I spend $6000 a year on my 11 year old who trains 16-20 hours a week as a competitive gymnasts ($330 for monthly gym fees, $1000 a year for meet fees, $500 a ye...more