After the long days of summer, many parents look forward to their children’s return to school. Unfortunately, preparing for the return to school often includes a large financial outlay for back to school supplies and clothes. However, there are several strategies you can employ to limit how much you have to spend.
Back to School Supplies
-In late July, try to obtain your child’s back to school supply list from the school. Scour the ads for great deals and look at sites like A Full Cup to learn which items you can get for free. It may take several weeks for all of the items on your child’s list to go on sale, which is why you want to start shopping in late July. I employed this strategy last year and got all of my son’s school supplies for $12, and I bought extra to give at Christmas too.
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My daughter is not yet school-aged (1 more year to go), so having this information in advance is super helpful in planning my back-to-school shopping, Where I live, students are often required to provide supplies for their whole class so saving money on those supplies is essential!
Yes, I was surprised to find things like kleenex, sanitizing wipes, etc. on the list. It seems to be much more extensive than when I went to school.
Thanks for the tip on A Full Cup. I had never heard of them.