Forget the Sound of Music; I'm more concerned with the Cost of Music

Two years ago we started JR on the road to musical greatness by enrolling him into band and getting a flute, his instrument of choice. When I heard that the flute was going to cost $700, I almost dropped a load of you know what. We got it on an installment plan, but did pay it off after a few months. I don't regret the investment at all.

Forward two years. Last night we went to the school and signed up Hannah-bear for an instrument. Her instrument of choice---alto sax. If I dropped a load on the flute, I dropped a double sized load on this one. $1,400, and that's on a refurbished one.

If you had told me prior to kids that I was going to invest $2100 in musical instruments I would have called you crazy (this doesn't even include the piano for MM, add another $2500). Golf clubs---sure, I could go with that; but not musical instruments. It's all Mocha-momma's fault. They got their musical ability from her. I was strictly into sports as extracurricular activities, and I'm sure my parents probably felt the same when they were paying for all my hockey gear and sticks.

Oh well, our kids are worth it, and since we're not going to take it with us when we die, I don't have any regrets about forking over the dough. The only thing I'm hoping is that she enjoys it and sticks with it.

What I don't want to see is this:

Turning into something like this: