My Cheer Budget: The Blog

How I’d Track Payments and Reimbursements as a ...

Being a team parent for an all star cheer team is basically a part-time job. You’re collecting money for gifts, booking team dinners, grabbing last-minute supplies from Target, and maybe...

How I’d Track Payments and Reimbursements as a ...

Being a team parent for an all star cheer team is basically a part-time job. You’re collecting money for gifts, booking team dinners, grabbing last-minute supplies from Target, and maybe...

How Much Are You Really Spending on Youth Sport...

If you’ve got one kid in travel baseball and another in competitive dance—or maybe your weekends are a blur of gym bags, hotel rooms, and fast food wrappers—you’re probably already...

How Much Are You Really Spending on Youth Sport...

If you’ve got one kid in travel baseball and another in competitive dance—or maybe your weekends are a blur of gym bags, hotel rooms, and fast food wrappers—you’re probably already...

What I Wish I Knew My First Year as a Cheer Mom

When my daughter joined her first All Star cheer team, I was equal parts thrilled, confused, and mildly afraid. She had the shoes. She had the team bow. I, meanwhile,...

What I Wish I Knew My First Year as a Cheer Mom

When my daughter joined her first All Star cheer team, I was equal parts thrilled, confused, and mildly afraid. She had the shoes. She had the team bow. I, meanwhile,...

Stay-to-Play, But Make It Free: How I Booked 4 ...

If you’re a cheer parent, you already know that “stay-to-play” competitions are… a lot. You’re required to book a hotel through the official event housing platform, and those hotels? They’re...

Stay-to-Play, But Make It Free: How I Booked 4 ...

If you’re a cheer parent, you already know that “stay-to-play” competitions are… a lot. You’re required to book a hotel through the official event housing platform, and those hotels? They’re...

31 Creative Ways to Pay for Competitive Cheerle...

Trying to afford all star cheer costs without waiting for your gym to offer another fundraiser? This guide includes 31 proven ways for cheer parents to make extra money, including...

31 Creative Ways to Pay for Competitive Cheerle...

Trying to afford all star cheer costs without waiting for your gym to offer another fundraiser? This guide includes 31 proven ways for cheer parents to make extra money, including...

Cheer Costs Got You Talking Money With Your Ath...

If you're asking your cheerleader to help cover part of their cheer expenses this season, you're not alone—and you're not a bad parent for doing it. In fact, you might...

Cheer Costs Got You Talking Money With Your Ath...

If you're asking your cheerleader to help cover part of their cheer expenses this season, you're not alone—and you're not a bad parent for doing it. In fact, you might...