It costs a great deal of money to raise a family. Everything is so very expensive. I cannot believe the extra money that our children are constantly requesting for school activities as well as classroom supplies. It used to be that if a child went to public school you needed to supply basic notebooks, folders and writing utensils. Not any more. My children are always coming home with requests for special computer paper, specific notebooks and certain types of inks for their pens. It becomes quite expensive.

My oldest child is going to be a junior in high school. We were sent information from her guidance counselor that it was time to apply for financial aid for school. I called the counselor and explained that our daughter still had not decided which university she wanted to attend. More on Applying For Financial Aid For School