<p>I don’t think we spent ten grand, but these things do add up. We bought a yearbook, and a ring, and a yearbook ad, and we had a nice meal with family after graduation, and we had a modest graduation party, and we did some college visits (although this was mainly in junior year), and the kids went to prom (including a new dress for D). Nothing too crazy–no fines, no limos, no test prep other than books. But it still probably added up to several thousand dollars. I don’t know what’s news about that. It costs a lot of money to raise kids, especially if you do what most of the other kids do (like buy the yearbook, go to prom, etc.). Maybe the news is that some people manage to spend way more than average.</p>