Recap on August's Unusual Spending

We did alright estimating August’s unusual spending.

We had to pay $515 for dance fees and registration and that was a killer!!! That paid for tuition for August and September (minus The Girl’s solo fees) and registration for the year. We paid for that out of our yearly expenses account. I’m not super happy the money had to come out of there, but I am super happy that it didn’t have to be put on a credit card. One thing I did not factor in to paying for August was pointe shoes for ballet. Holy cow, those were expensive!!! The Girl is going on pointe for the first time this year and thus needed the shoes. After paying for all the pieces: shoes, ribbons, elastics, and toe protectors (I don’t know the official term) we walked out of the store about $150 poorer. On the plus side, though the expense was not planned for, there was enough money in the “Kids’ Activities” envelope to cover the extra cost.

My dad’s party was a rousing success! I spent a little more than I would have liked out of my own pocket. All the food was paid for by other family members, but I paid for all the decorations and plates and cups. It was a Halloween themed party and we had a lot of decorations already and borrowed a couple of boxes from my dad, but it still wasn’t enough.  I spent $50 at the Dollar Tree on decorations and plates, napkins and silverware. In truth, I probably bought more than I needed, but I wanted to make it special for my dad. He only turns 75 once! Luckily, my house was pretty clean and I had plenty of time to decorate and figure out what kind of decorations we still needed.

It wasn’t too bad of a month, but I’m hoping September is even better!