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The people self-reporting on this survey probably aren't factoring the cost of gas or automotive depreciation in, so that doesn't seem reasonable to include her

The people self-reporting on this survey probably aren't factoring the cost of gas or automotive depreciation in, so that doesn't seem reasonable to include here. I did youth soccer in an expensive city as a kid (close to 20 years ago now), and I think my shorts and jersey were $30 (and that was for the fancy, custom team one). Double that for inflation now and you still have $40 left over, although I don't think my parents had to pay for anything else (since it was a public field and a volunteer-run league).

WarOnPrivacy 3y ago
> I did youth soccer in an expensive city as a kid (close to 20 years ago now) I had early kids in lots of activities 20+ years ago. I did not do the same for my later kids because most everything we found was massively more expensive. Talking to parents who were involved, I learned a lot about how things changed. Modern activities really weren't the same offerings we had had. What was informal had become formal. Activities required a much larger time commitment. Volunteers had become professionals. Coaching was a world more serious. Transportation was formalized. Things like shared gear seemed to have gone away. Even the designed uniforms where more expensive than coverings we had bought. It had become cheaper for my younger kids to visit Belize and Alaska than to compete.