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Someone said it costs 5k to make pesach. Way too high?



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amother
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Post Yesterday at 6:34 pm
someone was telling me it would cost 5k to make pesach at home. that seems like a wild exaggeration. what do you think is a reasonable cost for a family with, say, 4-5 kids under 10? this is also OOT where things will cost more.
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amother
Oleander  


 

Post Yesterday at 6:36 pm
It's not outrageous. If it includes cleaning/babysitting help, clothes, chol hamoed trips and maybe some takeaway pre-pesach.
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amother
Seashell


 

Post Yesterday at 6:37 pm
It's gonna be different for everyone.
What kind of matzos do you use? How much will that be?
Wine?
Produce?
Meat?
Fish?
Do you use manufactured items? Which? How much?
What about entertainment? Making pesach may mean less people around so maybe trip or something?
This is all pesach itself.

Of course there's all the prep as well, when you may need extra help/shortcuts
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amother
  Oleander


 

Post Yesterday at 6:38 pm
Is this your first Pesach? If you're including all dishes etc it's easily $5K
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amother
Lemon


 

Post Yesterday at 6:43 pm
amother OP wrote:
someone was telling me it would cost 5k to make pesach at home. that seems like a wild exaggeration. what do you think is a reasonable cost for a family with, say, 4-5 kids under 10? this is also OOT where things will cost more.

Technically, yes it costs $5k.

BUT
If you normally spend $2500 a month on food, know it will cost you $5000 that month. Not $5000 for the 8 days.

So technically, it's $2.5k extra.
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amother
Bluebonnet


 

Post Yesterday at 6:44 pm
Ive been making Pesach for 15 years already - meaning we already have all pots, dishes, appliances, equipment.

We don't eat gebrochts and I buy very little matza.

We use almost all products and all produce.

I shop cheap sales and do the moadim lsimcha bulk order

I don't have much cleaning help.

I only buy takeout for a day or two of turning over.

I have 5 kids from 6-17.

Pesach last year cost me $2500. Including cheap Chol Hamoed activities, takeout and cleaning help, cleaning supplies, etc

So $5000 seems like a lot but if you've never made Pesach, it doesn't seem insane
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BaltoMom65




 
 
    
 

Post Yesterday at 6:46 pm
Unfortunately, it seems accurate. But once you have your dishes, pots and pans etc. It won't be as much!
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amother
Ruby


 

Post Yesterday at 7:12 pm
If you’re not including chol hamod trips and clothes shopping five thousand is very generous. If it’s your first year and you’ll buy a mixer, a food processor, pots etc, you might spend five thousand but you can spend less if you shop sales and try to save. If you know you’re making Pesach for the first time, this year, buy appliances and stuff over the winter whenever you see a good sale. There’s no law that you have to buy everything in one month and this way it’s easier on the budget.
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amother
Steel


 

Post Yesterday at 7:48 pm
Sukkos was about $2-3000 for me, family of 5, three kids under age 11. Lakewood.

Clothing for kids (this year it was cold and a three day yt)
Shoes
Food for yt
Esrog and Lulav
Chol hamoed trips ($100 two times)
Paper goods

For pesach I hire more cleaning help- an extra $400
Someone to kasher the sinks $200
Have to buy new spices and ingredients etc

If First time making pesach - then you need to add cost of all new stuff pots pans towels etc


Oh and matzah and wine of course! I forgot.
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amother
Vanilla


 

Post Yesterday at 8:06 pm
It can be $5k. Two years ago it cost me $4,000 to make Pesach for 14 people. Last year I did a better job of shopping sales and it was closer to $2,500. But I have my pots and utensils and storage cabinet and kashering materials already (I bought things slowly over the years).

ETA we are frugal and don't make cakes or buy milchigs.
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mizle10




 
 
    
 

Post Yesterday at 8:18 pm
Matzah is very expensive
Wine is expensive
Meat is expensive

That's before you start with all the nuts and expensive oils for a simple cake
My kids eat a lot more yogurt/leben/string cheese than they usually do

I doubt it costs me less than 5k but I'm also not being particularly frugal
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amother
DarkPurple


 

Post Yesterday at 8:21 pm
Yes, it costs us approximately 5K to make pesach. I have 6 kids ka"h including some teens. Between clothing, food and trips, it definitely costs that much. It shocked me when I made the realization. By now I know to expect it
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amother
Puce


 

Post Yesterday at 8:46 pm
It could cost that much. We live out of town, keep cy, host family and have guests. We're kids 4 adults, plus guests. Pesach costs me an extra $1000 more than regular groceries.

I don't pay extra for cleaning help before pesach, we only eat hand matza for seders, guests bring their own matza for seders. We eat regular machine matza. Kids wear their Shabbos clothes. We ise real dishes for the seudas and cheap disposables for chol hamoed.
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amother
Cream


 

Post Yesterday at 9:15 pm
Wow it cost me around this amount to go to Orlando. Not including clothing.
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amother
Vermilion


 

Post Yesterday at 9:26 pm
I don't have a cheshbon but we use only hand matza & plenty because we don't eat many other foods. Only specific shechita so no deals on meat either (our " specials" are more than regular price in the cheaper stores) lots of fresh fruit & dairy. Karp fish. Basics like salt & sugar & dish soap & toothpaste only kfp. I wouldn't be surprised if we spend that much on groceries alone with our small family.

All the silver foil to cover counters & plastic tablecloths, grape juice etc- so many expensive required items. Pre checked Lettuce for marror..
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