*UPDATED* Practicality

If your 4th-grade son needs a shoe box for a school project, and there is nary a shoe box to be found in your house, then buying a new pair of shoes purely for the shoe box is, in fact, entirely unselfish and should be deducted not from the clothing budget line-item but the Vitally Important Educational Items budget line-item.  And it is purely an inconsequential coincidence if the shoes happen to be as rockin' cute as this:

*UPDATE* -- I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you that my oh-so-fabuloso educational shoes came from Target.  Smart and cheap.

Comments

[kelli]

Amen sister!

Come on, sing it again!

Wait!

I do think that the Jonathan should be taking auto shop soon (Hey, I'm homeschooling. I can write my own curriculum). Man, I don't have a spare car for him to work on.

Lamborghini, here I come!

[Susanna]

I like your style :)

[ThoughtfulMom]

Very cute shoes!

[Ang]

I saw these while shopping for work shoes last night. Way too cute :) I may have to make another trip back, PLUS it's BOGO time :)

[Tammy]

I love those shoes!!

[Georgia Mom]

Excellent Point!! I'll keep that one in mind. Cute shoes!

[VerrySherry]

oh so very cute!!

[Emily]

Love them!!! What a great mom to get a son a shoe box.

[Katie]

Where did you get those cute shoes?! And I totally agree that they were an educational expense. Someone budgets like my husband.

[dcrmom]

CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTE!!! Definitely an educational expense. :-)

[chocolatechic]

I wonder how I could incorporate needing a shoe box for home school in.......somewhere.....somehow........

I seriously doubt it.........not with a Freshman and a Senior......drat!!!

[merry]

That's the best reason I have ever heard for purchasing a new pair of shoes. I MUST remember that for my son's school projects!

[girlymama]

those should definitely come out of the "educational fund" and NOT the clothing budget.
ADORABLE!!!

[JP's MOM]

hmm...must remember that for future reference!

Where did you pick those up?

Super cute!

[sarah]

I simply MUST know where you got those shoes. Seriously. Those are fabulous. Forget vitally important school budget items; those are vitally important WARDROBE items.

[Mary]

Ha! That's just great! I've never owned a pair of educational shoes before... but they are cute.

[Rachel]

Having a preschooler I'm sure he will need a shoebox...question is... how many shoeboxes?? :)And can I find such a box with MY size in it?

[Vail]

Love them, where do you get those?

[Just Beachy]

I love those shoes. I wonder if that would fly with my hub? His question would be, How many shoe boxes does one boy need in a school year...Ha!

[tulipmom]

LOVE the shoes!
Note to self: Recycle all shoeboxes in the house TODAY. G-d forbid my son need a shoebox and I already have one.

[Megan (FriedOkra)]

Very smart shoes!

[peach]

Anything for the cause I say. Now I need to post my cute, new shoes that I just had to buy when I was really supposed to be shopping for shoes for my boy.

These are darling!

[Michelle]

Oooohhhh Sistah! We have the same great taste because I own those very SAME shoes! I get fabulous compliments on them all the time too! What would we do without Target, hm?

Purchasing shoes for a "cause" is never wrong. A new pair of jeans is a "cause" I would say.

[Amy]

totally agree with that. ;)

[Sincerely Anna]

I like your logic! Cute, fun shoes!

[Deb - Mom of 3 Girls]

Way to justify that! :)

[Tracy]

I am filing this handy bit away in my brain for when my girls happen to need a shoebox. Thanks in advance!

[jen]

Oh so cute - tried to buy those myself, but they didn't have my size! Bummer!

[Adventures In Babywearing]

Well that's where all the good Mom shoes come from (and Marshalls, of course). And I'm totally envying your ankles.

Signed hopelessly cankled,
Steph

[Carrie @ Three-Girl Circus]

Oooo, there's an idea...."But honey, I had to buy another pair of shoes. Mara needed a shoe box for school." Just practicing!

[Angela]

That totally rocks! Just don't tell your husband that most stores will give you a box just for asking! ;)

[mom2fur]

You are a frugal fashionista! And not only that, but a really smart, dedicated mommy!

[Stephanie]

I totally agree! Very cute and very educational =)

[Jill (CDPJ)]

Oh the sacrifices we make for our families... And I completely agree that said purchase should not come out of the clothing budget. Freakin' cute shoes!!

[seized by hope]

Classic justification of retail therapy....I love it!

[Patsy]

Sure any excuse will do for a new pair of cute shoes!

[Stacey]

I love those!!! I can't wear flats,I have cankles. :(

You are such a giver. ;)

[Not the Queen]

Very cute shoes!

Just in case the budget doesn't permit buying a shoebox, Pay Less Shoes will give you free boxes. Just something to keep in mind. I like your solution better, though.

[Shalee]

That's some creative, brilliant thinking if you ask me! (Love them!)

[Aimee]

Great ~ now I have to go to Target, because I NEED those shoes!! Too cute!!!

[Jana (sidetrack'd)]

Cute, cute shoes! And a perfectly good reason to buy them. :-)

[Susanne]

Ah, you're so smart!

[Jamie]

cute shoes....I'm running to Target because my kids may need a shoe box as well....

[Elaine]

You are so wise.

[~Robyn~]

Sounds like you did your son a great favor! ;) Cute shoes, I like!!!!!

[Mandy]

A mom after my own heart!! LOL!

[Hestial]

Those are adorable! And from Target, hmm? Maybe we need to run errands, here, although I can't come up with a good reason for needing a shoebox :-(

[bee]

You are oh-so-right!
(Cute shoes!)

[Phillips Family]

Those exact shoes somehow fell into my shopping cart last week while picking up groceries at Target. What's a girl to do except pay for them?

[MamaLady]

Sufferin' for your youngins'. That's you mama. It's all about them, huh?

[GiBee]

Simply adorable.

And educational.

A good steward!

[Shannon]

I mean, you had no choice in the matter. What are you going to do, let your kid fail? No, no. The sacrifice of new shoes was definitely the right move.

[Tsoniki]

Love those shoes! My Mom was here visiting and after a short visit to Target, she walked away with a pair!

[Heidi]

You can come and justify things for me *anytime*! Cute shoes!

[Irene]

Clever mommy! Cute shoes, too!

[Liberty]

very, very cute and CLEVER!

[Aimee]

Yep ~ so I bought them this afternoon. I'm actually going to post them on my blog tomorrow! :)

[boomama]

Now that is a truly selfless gesture. Will these young'uns EVER appreciate all the sacrifices we make for them?

[Gift of Green]

Wouldn't this purchase somehow also be tax deductible as an educational expense?

[Goslyn]

Cute shoes, and not quite sure how to put this so it doesn't sound weird, but you have pretty feet. I am jealous of people with pretty feet.

:)

[Kelley - O2BNAZ]

I love me some skimmers - I'll have to run to Target & check those out!

[Manic Mom]

The only two places I buy my shoes--Target and Payless...

[Sheila]

Oh, the sacrifices we make for our children!
Glad to see you shaved your legs before taking the picture. Now, that's planning ahead!
:o)

[Nicki]

Cute shoes--and I love your prospective on shoes. I have a shoe addiction!

[Amanda]

I would so do that too!

[Lisa]

Piling on. Love 'em. &:o)

[Nic]

What a great pair of shoes, cute!!!

[Veronica]

Those are very cute shoes.

[Jeni]

I just bought these shoes today. They were on sale, so they suddenly became more of a necessity.