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Originally Posted by MelC
Not sure what your financial situation is, but some (all?) offer free or reduced lunches if you are under a certain income. Where I work, this also includes free breakfast.
I was foolishy thinking all year that my DD buying her lunch everyday was cheaper than packing. Lunches here $1.10. Breakfast is only $0.60 but it is not very healthy so I never eat breakfast here.
Also, little did I know- the booger was buying dessert every day for 60 cents extra!! They serve HUGE desserts at an extra cost. So its unhealthy and expensive. Its also not fair to the kids who cant afford it. So now she packs everyday because she lost her trust! I was wondering why she was using up her lunch money so fast.
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The free/reduced lunches aren't really an option for us... we make too much. I just don't think we do cause I forget we put money in savings automatically.
My DD did something similar and would buy snacks when I wasn't aware. She's only 7 but I lectured her about that and told her if she bought "extras" it needs to come out of her piggy bank. (The schools here have an online system where you can monitor what your child purchases but it does charge a surcharge to do that like $1.20 to put $40 on your child's account... $0.60 for $20, etc)
Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone.