Today I am pissed off.......about the cost of things!!! Why are people these days so greedy and money-grabbing????? Its so sad......
I've been told that I 'don't live in the real world' because I don't have to worry about money, about bills or gas prices or what I want to buy in the grocery store.....and thats true...I'm very lucky...but just because we're in a good position financially doesn't mean I want to throw money away. I don't like to waste money...I'm not even keen on shopping......its definitely not somehting I do for 'fun'....ever!!!
But today it is one thing after another..........we looked forward to going to the Prairie Gardens for their Halloween festivities again this year...but they want $45 for a family and because our family is bigger they would charge extra $10 for one of the children (two if they count Sam)..... $45!!!!! to what????walk around a garden centre????????????? Once you are in there you have to pay for the cannon and various other activities.....so that $45 gets you into the crappy corn maze and the petting zoo......stuff some old clothes with straw for a scarecrow.......and sit ona trailer for a ride.............................
Its stupid really because $45 a family will mean many families just won't drive that far to go........if they halved the price then so many more would go and they'd make more money!!!!!
Tomorrow we are going to a harvest celebration with marshmallow roasting, music, trailer rides and more for $1. donation to a charity!!!! So why does the Prairie Garden centre feel they can charge so much for so little extra????????
So even though we can afford things like that I refuse to pay it........I just can't justify it......and I think its unfair on the many families in Edmonton who would love to go but could never afford it.
My older three children had been looking forward to taking part in the homeschooling soccer classes this Fall.....but today we found out it will be $15. per child!!!!! Twice a month! So for me thats $90 a month just for the soccer, Another $6 entry for my younger two to MP.....and that doesn't include entry to MP if the older three want to swim that day or use the gym etc....or snacks or drinks for the day (either taken from home or bought there) and if I had wanted to use the babysittings ervice so I could chat with the other Moms for a while that would cost $5 and if I wanted to swim too........geez you are looking at up to $150 a month.......just because my kids would like to play soccer with friends regularly for fun........
So luckily we have friends who also think its too expensive and we will be meeting them weekly for soccer at MP ...just the entry fee to MP and then they can play as long as they like in the gym!
And things like Girl Guides......when I was little all you needed was the uniform and you paid a little money each week as 'subs'.....but now its like over $100 to join, then you have the uniform to buy and you STILL have to pay every week several dollars AND fundraise and pay for camps.....................it's insane!!!! Where is all this money going?????????????????
Its like the yoga classes the other week.....and someone commented that in the proper yoga studio in towen you can take a weekly class for just over $5. yet here in the crappy little community hall wants $10 per session!!! So that would be $20 a week for me and susie to take a little yoga class in a local community hall!
I just don't get it!
Why is everything so expensive these days????? How do families on low (or even average) salaries get by???????? It makes me really angry that things are so expensive these days...needlessly...there is NO WAY the cost of running the event at Prairie Gardens costs so much they have to charge $45. So why are they so greedy????? I mean you can go to the zoo as a family for the whole day for $20 and it costs a hell of a lot more to run a zoo!!!!!!!
Rant rant rant!!!!!! grrrrrr I hope no one goes to the Prairie Gardens thing because IMO the price is ridiculous........
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