Day 228: Music Lessons

Posted on | April 16, 2008 |

Well, The Son’s youth orchestra is over for the season.  While The Son is ready for the break, he’s bummed because it also means a break in his Wednesday trips to Wendy’s.  Yup, that’s right.  No more weekly Baconators and vanilla Frosties 

I’m sure we’ll find opportunities to eat out now and again but I think this will be a good opportunity to show the kids how those fast-food meals add up over the course of a year.

One expense that will be increasing rather than going down will be The Son’s cello lessons.  No, the teacher didn’t raise his rates (though I suppose that will happen at some point) — we’ve decided to move from 3/4-hour lessons up to 1-hour lessons.

I just crunched some numbers and estimate that we can expect to spend ~$2,200 - 2,500 throughout the year on activity fees — that’s between the kids’ sports fees, private lessons, etc.  I’m currently allotting $150 per month to our YNAB Kids: Lessons & Activities budget category but I’m going to increase that to $180 a month starting in May.  I’ll push it up even further, if and when necessary.

Cello Teacher — $131.25
I need to check my records because I’m not quite sure whether I’m paying in advance or in arrears with this check but I felt it was time to give him another check.  I’ll get it figured out and write another check, if necessary, to pay us up through the end of the month.

Related Posts for Further Reading

• Day 165: Lunch, Dinner, Gas, & Music Lessons
• Day 144: Wendy’s, Lessons, & Clothes
• $$: Chocolate Milk, Chocolate Candy & Snow Pants, etc.
• Day 259: Cultural Experiences & Plastic Bins
• Day 256: Dining & a Book
• Day 229: Groceries, another Lampshade, a Genie, and more

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