Comments on: Tightwad Tuesday: 4-H http://beingfrugal.net/2009/10/20/tightwad-tuesday-4-h/ Saving money and getting out of debt from a Christian SAHM perspective Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:19:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Money Funk http://beingfrugal.net/2009/10/20/tightwad-tuesday-4-h/comment-page-1/#comment-20318 Money Funk Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:54:56 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2512#comment-20318 4-H is great! I did it for a few years when i was young, too. Raising geese, chickens and pure bread rabbits. Its not so much the cost of being in 4-H, but the expenses of raising animals. 4-H is a great organization for raising confidence in kids. I am curious, now that you home school the children... did you work before the homeschooling? How does the family afford to pay for extracurriculars being on one income? I always wanted to homeschool my kids. 4-H is great! I did it for a few years when i was young, too. Raising geese, chickens and pure bread rabbits. Its not so much the cost of being in 4-H, but the expenses of raising animals.

4-H is a great organization for raising confidence in kids.

I am curious, now that you home school the children… did you work before the homeschooling? How does the family afford to pay for extracurriculars being on one income? I always wanted to homeschool my kids.

]]> By: Faye McElroy http://beingfrugal.net/2009/10/20/tightwad-tuesday-4-h/comment-page-1/#comment-20217 Faye McElroy Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:21:33 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2512#comment-20217 I had a foster child with development disabilities. Every year 4-H held a daylong program for the group where they played with goats, sheep, chickens, horses and other animals. They did crafts that were entered in the state fair. Every child got a ribbon for his or her entry. It was presented to them with great fanfare! 4-H members helped and learned to work with the children. My downs syndrome guy had a blast each time and most of it was free! Good job 4-H, keep on! I had a foster child with development disabilities. Every year 4-H held a daylong program for the group where they played with goats, sheep, chickens, horses and other animals. They did crafts that were entered in the state fair. Every child got a ribbon for his or her entry. It was presented to them with great fanfare! 4-H members helped and learned to work with the children. My downs syndrome guy had a blast each time and most of it was free! Good job 4-H, keep on!

]]> By: Lynnae http://beingfrugal.net/2009/10/20/tightwad-tuesday-4-h/comment-page-1/#comment-20215 Lynnae Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:23:36 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2512#comment-20215 Shame on your 4-H leaders for allowing that to go on! Shame on your 4-H leaders for allowing that to go on!

]]> By: Lynnae http://beingfrugal.net/2009/10/20/tightwad-tuesday-4-h/comment-page-1/#comment-20214 Lynnae Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:22:57 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2512#comment-20214 Oooh. I didn't even think about that! Now to see if my hubby can get media passes to the fair or something... Oooh. I didn’t even think about that!

Now to see if my hubby can get media passes to the fair or something…

]]> By: Lynnae http://beingfrugal.net/2009/10/20/tightwad-tuesday-4-h/comment-page-1/#comment-20213 Lynnae Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:22:07 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2512#comment-20213 I'm finding that homeschooling equals a busier schedule than public schooling! LOL But yeah, sports are expensive (I have one in soccer), as are music lessons. I was fortunate in that my daughter wanted to play a band instrument, and our school district is homeschool friendly. She's learning to play the flute in the middle school band, and I don't have to pay anything. I haven't even looked into things like dance & karate. Choir is bad enough at $160 for the year. I’m finding that homeschooling equals a busier schedule than public schooling! LOL

But yeah, sports are expensive (I have one in soccer), as are music lessons. I was fortunate in that my daughter wanted to play a band instrument, and our school district is homeschool friendly. She’s learning to play the flute in the middle school band, and I don’t have to pay anything.

I haven’t even looked into things like dance & karate. Choir is bad enough at $160 for the year.

]]> By: Jenna Z http://beingfrugal.net/2009/10/20/tightwad-tuesday-4-h/comment-page-1/#comment-20200 Jenna Z Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:54:23 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2512#comment-20200 4-H was my main activity from 4th grade through high school! I showed rabbits, dogs, arts and crafts, small engines, you name it, I tried it at least once! I even had a sheep! Now we don't have any kids of our own but I am the leader of our county's 4-H dog training club. It's such a great program and I'm so happy to hear your kids are enjoying it! We have several homeschooling families that use 4-H to supplement their curriculum and that to me seems like a great idea! 4-H was my main activity from 4th grade through high school! I showed rabbits, dogs, arts and crafts, small engines, you name it, I tried it at least once! I even had a sheep! Now we don’t have any kids of our own but I am the leader of our county’s 4-H dog training club. It’s such a great program and I’m so happy to hear your kids are enjoying it! We have several homeschooling families that use 4-H to supplement their curriculum and that to me seems like a great idea!

]]> By: Becky@FamilyandFinances http://beingfrugal.net/2009/10/20/tightwad-tuesday-4-h/comment-page-1/#comment-20192 Becky@FamilyandFinances Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:58:40 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2512#comment-20192 I grew up in 4H and really enjoyed it. I did some cross stitch projects, brought a cat each year, and showed my horse. My horse and I made it to State twice! It's a great activity and I'm sure your family will love it :) I grew up in 4H and really enjoyed it. I did some cross stitch projects, brought a cat each year, and showed my horse. My horse and I made it to State twice! It’s a great activity and I’m sure your family will love it :)

]]> By: Rebecca Rivera http://beingfrugal.net/2009/10/20/tightwad-tuesday-4-h/comment-page-1/#comment-20187 Rebecca Rivera Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:54:00 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2512#comment-20187 I am not sure if we have a 4-H in my area. It sounds great. But I am finding even though I am homeschooling I am really busy and we are barely home, so I am trying to stop doing so much stuff outside the home. Mon. at 12:00pm my son has a standing dooctor's appointment. Then at 1:00 we go to a homeschool gym class; by the time we get home at 3 we are done with schoolwork for the day. Tues. & Thur. we leave at 9:30am to go to a homeschool co-op, we get home about 4:00pm (we do History, Science, and P.E. at co-op.) Tues. night we have soccer practice. Wed. we leave at 9:30am to go to Latin, art, and art appreciation at another co-op. Wed. night we have church activities. Thur. night I do aerobics. Fri. at 10am I have a class for about an hour, then we homeschool after. Fri. night we also have soccer practice. Sat. in am we have soccer. Then at night I work. Sunday we go to church and we try and have family / relax time. Since I am a single mom my boys go to all the above activities with me, I even bring them to work with me on Saturday night. I still have to figure out how to add food shopping and house cleaning to all this. LOL. So I would like a little more at home time. I do like how inexpensive 4-H sounds. Soccer was $55 for one season. My older son will start basketball in Dec. and that was $20 for one season. My older son also wants to do guitar lessons which are $100 a month, which I can not afford right now. My younger son also wants to do karate, which is about $125 a month, which I defanitly can not afford. I am not sure if we have a 4-H in my area. It sounds great. But I am finding even though I am homeschooling I am really busy and we are barely home, so I am trying to stop doing so much stuff outside the home.

Mon. at 12:00pm my son has a standing dooctor’s appointment. Then at 1:00 we go to a homeschool gym class; by the time we get home at 3 we are done with schoolwork for the day.

Tues. & Thur. we leave at 9:30am to go to a homeschool co-op, we get home about 4:00pm (we do History, Science, and P.E. at co-op.) Tues. night we have soccer practice.

Wed. we leave at 9:30am to go to Latin, art, and art appreciation at another co-op. Wed. night we have church activities.

Thur. night I do aerobics.

Fri. at 10am I have a class for about an hour, then we homeschool after. Fri. night we also have soccer practice.

Sat. in am we have soccer. Then at night I work.

Sunday we go to church and we try and have family / relax time.

Since I am a single mom my boys go to all the above activities with me, I even bring them to work with me on Saturday night.

I still have to figure out how to add food shopping and house cleaning to all this. LOL.

So I would like a little more at home time.

I do like how inexpensive 4-H sounds. Soccer was $55 for one season. My older son will start basketball in Dec. and that was $20 for one season. My older son also wants to do guitar lessons which are $100 a month, which I can not afford right now. My younger son also wants to do karate, which is about $125 a month, which I defanitly can not afford.

]]> By: Greg http://beingfrugal.net/2009/10/20/tightwad-tuesday-4-h/comment-page-1/#comment-20183 Greg Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:34:50 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2512#comment-20183 We've been looking for something new for our kids (that doesn't cost a fortune). Thanks for the idea! We’ve been looking for something new for our kids (that doesn’t cost a fortune). Thanks for the idea!

]]> By: Erin http://beingfrugal.net/2009/10/20/tightwad-tuesday-4-h/comment-page-1/#comment-20182 Erin Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:09:22 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2512#comment-20182 Was in 4-H for about 10 years and HAD A BLAST!!!! I would still be in it if I could, but unfortunately had to grow up, though some of my friends stayed and become coordinators in the area! Was in 4-H for about 10 years and HAD A BLAST!!!! I would still be in it if I could, but unfortunately had to grow up, though some of my friends stayed and become coordinators in the area!

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