A MOTHER has been left gobsmacked after finding out how much her child’s local state school is asking for a trip abroad.
Stunned, mum Nicole took to TikTok after reading the email which left her wondering whether everyone was ”a secret millionaire”.
The local state school has proposed going to Peru, with many wondering ”happened to trips to France or Germany”[/caption]
According to Nicole, the school claimed there’s been ”lots of interest” in a trip to Peru, South America, which is around a 15-hour flight away.
Despite her kids not wanting ”to go away with the school anyway”, Nicole still went through the details of the proposed trip which would happen ”next year or the year after”.
”I’m reading through the email – do you want to have a wild guess of how much this trip to Peru is?
”Don’t get me wrong – it includes their food and their accommodation. But you’re just not going to believe how much it is,” baffled Nicole said in the clip.
”When I was reading it, I was thinking, ‘This must be a typing error. This has got to be a typing error’.”
Before revealing the jaw-dropping total, the TikToker emphasised that her kids don’t go to a private school either – which made the cost even more shocking.
For just under four weeks of travelling, the mum claimed the school wanted parents to fork out an eye-watering £5,695.
Gobsmacked, the mother went on: ”Can someone, please, tell me who’s paying for their child to do that?
‘Because the school reckon they’ve had lots of interest and then you have to put your child’s name forward – and the school will let you know if they’ve got a place to go to Peru.
”So they’ve got people queuing up to send their kids to Peru for nearly £6,000?
”What the hell is going on?”
According to the mum, who’s got twins, the pricey trip would set her back close to an astronomical £12,000 if she was to send both of them.
Nicole, who posts under the username @nicoleisthisme, was convinced the school ”must be making a profit from these trips”.
She chucked in the caption: ”What happened to a day trip to France?? I thought that was lavish.”
MONEY-SAVING TIPS FOR PARENTS
HAVING children is expensive, but there’s plenty of ways to get ahead of the game and make sure you’re never wasting your cash.
Set a budget
Planning in advance of big events like school trips, birthdays, and Christmas will help prevent you from overspending nearer the time.
So, before you do anything, you need to determine what you can afford rather than what you’d like to spend.
Thinking about this a couple of paydays ahead can give you a bit of extra buffer as you can use clever ways to save and shop smart to give yourself a little more in your budget.
Eat smart
Being smart with your food shop is not just about meal planning, which can save you a lot of money on your grocery bill.
To save even more money in your weekly budget, which you can use towards big events, try to think up new and creative ways to use your leftovers.
Not only will you reduce food waste, but you can essentially create a whole new meal for free.
You could even use a food-sharing app to get free food from other members of your local community.
Check the app to see what you can get for free near you, then create a meal plan around what you get.
Join loyalty schemes
It’s always worth joining free loyalty programmes, even if you don’t shop somewhere often, as your points will add up, and you can use them to help you save money.
Some programmes offer really great rewards.
For example, with Tesco Clubcard, instead of using your loyalty points at their face value, you can get up to three times more value with hundreds of rewards.
Exchange your points for experiences and gifts the whole family would love.
Or you could use your Clubcard points towards the cost of a family meal or gift a magazine subscription.
Several supermarkets offer different loyalty schemes, we always recommend looking around for the most rewarding ones.
Check for benefits
Make sure you’re getting all the benefits you’re entitled to.
If you’re pregnant, check what maternity allowance you should be getting.
You can also get free NHS prescriptions and dental treatment when you’re expecting.
You might be entitled to Universal Credit and you should make sure you’re claiming your child benefit too.
Collectively, you could be eligible for hundreds of pounds of support each month, so do check you’re getting everything you’re entitled to.
You can find out more here.
Uploaded just one day ago, the clip has already racked up more than 190k views and over 5,000 likes, with 1,043 people flooding to comments in a sheer state of shock.
One viewer reckoned: ”I’m sure its so expensive so it covers the teachers’ time away too.”
A mum chimed in: ”WHAAAAATTT!! We’ve got 2 weeks abroad all inclusive for 6 of us next year for that.”
”Peru is crazy. what happened to trips to France or Germany?” someone else was just as baffled.
”You could have such a decent family holiday for that. Noooooo,” another added.
