I paid $2,292 for my kids' after-school activities last year — and that was just the starting price

A mother of two shares her experience with the rising costs of youth sports and after-school activities, spending $2,292 last year on registration fees and uniforms alone. She notes that the average family spent $1,016 on a child's primary sport in 2024, a 45% increase from five years ago. To manage expenses, she limits her children to one sport per season and seeks other cost-saving measures.

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