Public VS. Private School

I’ve decided to put my four year old son in Private School.  I never thought I was the type of mom that would do private school; shoot I did great in public school.  But my daughter had been doing horrible in public school.  So when a co-worker told me about Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP)  being offered at an inner city school a few minutes from my job, I hesitantly enrolled her.   KIPP is the only free college prepatory middle school in OKC-atleast the only school that I’ve heard of.  She started it’s mandatory two week summer school at the beginning of June, and on the second day of I could tell the difference.  They made her pay attention.  If she didn’t pay attention or if she was not performing to standards there would be consequences.  Maya hates being reprimanded, so she’ll do everything in her power to avoid it.  She also understands the value of money, and the school pays a weekly virtual paycheck.  If she doesn’t do her homework or gets in trouble she loses money--Another reason for her to stay on track.  KIPP has sparked her interest and she is finally performing like she’s supposed to. 

My four year old pays more attention than my daughter, but when my daughter was four she paid attention also.  So I might as well nip it in the bud and start now.  Unfortunately, the private school is $100 more than what I’m currently paying for daycare.  Fortunately, I canceled my gym membership ($60) and my mortgage payment decreased my $40, which decreases my monthly expenses by $100.  So it evens out.  But if I enroll him in the all day pre-K being offered at the local school, the daycare would be around $250 as opposed to the $360 I’m currently paying.  That is $110 that could be going into savings account.  I could go ultra cheap and just have him catch the bus from my mom’s house and thus pocketing the whole $360. Whooo, that sure would be nice.  But naw, I’ll stop being cheap.    God has made a way, for me to pay for it without affecting my monthly cash flow, so I’m gonna take it.

 

Shame, Shame

I am ashamed of myself.  For the past two months I have spent more than I’ve earned.  My finances right now are in a free fall.  Crazy how you can work so long to build something up and it can fall exponentially faster.  I am eagerly waiting for next month; although, I will be going on vacation, I will not spend more than I’ve earned!

Wii Update

I know I should be submitting a net worth update instead of a Wii update, but the Wii is my current obsession and I swear I’ll post my net worth statement tomorrow.  I mean it.

Anyways,

Wii Fitness Age: 76

I was at a 71.  Tsk, tsk.  In my defense, the fitness test changes every time I take it.  One day it can be boxing, bowling, and tennis; and the next day it’ll be baseball, tennis, and dodging tennis balls.  To make matters worse, my daughter is at a 59. Dang it! 

Boxing level: 576.  It’s getting hard.  I played one match yesterday (9 minutes) and I was sweating as if I had been in a one hour aerobics class!  Maya is 631.  I am going to put her on punishment so that I can sneak in some matches and get past her… LOL!

Weight: 155.  I lost two pounds due to the Wii and working in 90 degree weather to finish my patio.  Sigh! I wish I would have just paid somebody to do that job. Let’s see if I can keep the weight off after the patio is finished.

 

I am going to cancel my gym membership and focus on the Wii.  It’s fun and I see the results.  So getting a Wii is helping me financially and physically because the $58/month that I’m saving on my gym membership will be going to my efund.  Just to think, I got the Wii to get Wii Fit and I still haven’t got Wii Fit.  I’m just playing the game that came with the system and I’m perfectly happy.  I’m wondering if paying $89 for Wii Fit will even be worth it since Wii Sports is so good.