On the back of the 'how much do your teens cost' thread...
Will preface by saying yes, we are privileged, I will take great care to ensure DS knows this etc etc. I am aware I could save money, and am not interested in finance tips. Curious to see peoples answers but if you're offended by anything you don't need to contribute 😊
Only 1 child, DS is 5.
Monthly:
£80 breakfast club
£300 afternoon activities (DS does a range of clubs every day, but if he didn't I'd be spending the same amount on after school clubs)
£40 swimming
£20-ish on Vinted for clothes
£60 for weekend activities. We try and do 1x 'free' trip and 1x paid excursion each weekend because he's an only child and crawls the walls otherwise!
£100 for his food. Free school meals and breakfast club so it's only 2x snacks (breakfast and after school), dinner and weekends.
£20 'pocket money' but realistically this doesn't get spent and just piles up in savings.
Annual:
£70 Junior Zoo Membership
£150 Soft Play Membership
£150 Christmas/Birthday presents
Birthday party ~ up til now has been £300 as we've been able to hire a cheap (for here!) soft play but unsure this year as DS has outgrown it and everywhere else is £20+ per head. May do hall hire etc and try and keep it under £300.