Yeah, the not-buying thing was by FAR the best piece of advice anyone gave me! We used Singapore Math (cheap!), and bought virtually nothing else the whole first year. We used the public library. It worked well, was easy to adapt and FREE, FREE, FREE!
I'm spending a lot more this year, but I also feel like I know what I want to spend on, so that's okay. Last year, I'd have wasted a lot of money. This year, I feel pretty good about my purchases.
Oh, and LOL about the ledge-talking-down, Dazey!
Friends had to do the same for me. Heck, Lorel had to do it for me this summer, even! We all go through it. Luckily, like GT denial, it comes and goes, but it gets less intense with each bout.
