Some school expenses get delayed. Some get financed. And some get canceled \u2014 a season, a club, a trip a kid was counting on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That last group is bigger than most parents realize. Accredited Debt Relief’s back-to-school survey<\/a> of more than 1,000 parents of K-12 students found that 19% kept a child out of an activity because of the cost. It’s the one cut that never shows up on a credit card statement, and research going back decades suggests cutting activities does more than save money \u2014 it could potentially narrow your child\u2019s opportunities in the long-term. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n