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Originally Posted by bizaro86
I would guess the actual number for "required items" would be maybe a few hundred per year? My wife teaches high school, and needs a new graphing calculator every few years (inevitably one of the kids breaks it somehow...). Add to that whiteboard markers that actually work and few other office supply type stuff she's pretty consistently at a couple hundred bucks a year for stuff I'd consider "job necessity" items. It is tax deductible though, which is nice.
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Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
We spend several thousand, per year. After tax.
And it isn't for lavish things.
We are talking basics like pencils, paper, food, classroom materials, etc.
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Bizaro86's wife is claiming these supplies, so it looks like you could do that as well, IliketoPuck. Also, it seems like you're spending at least 10x what other teachers are spending. Hopefully your estimate was off, but if not, yikes. At the very least, you need to be keeping your receipts and logging your spending so you can claim it.