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Saving Money on School Supplies


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August 23, 2011

Photo of a back pack, colored pencils, paper and other school supplies.Now is a perfect time to take advantage of some really great sales bargains, not just for back to school supplies for your children, but also for your own home office needs. This time of year is when I stock up on anything from printer paper, note pads, post it notes, pens and pencils, to items such as scotch tape, staples, and glue. Comparison shop at assorted stores and you'll be surprised that you can easily purchase a year worth of supplies for up to 75% off.

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May 24, 2012

Sending a child to school is so expensive! At the beginning of the school year the school sends you a list of things the child will need. Parents rush out with this list, piling their baskets high.

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June 1, 2010

In most areas of the US, school will be over soon. The last thing on everyone's mind right now is the next school year.

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But this is a relatively painless tip that doesn't take much time and will surely save you money.

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July 23, 2010

Whatever happened to my FREE public education? Honestly, between "renting" the required text book; the locker, sports fees and equipment; yearbooks.

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August 15, 2012

Every where you look, all you see is Back to School sales. In some places, kids are going back, but here in CA, it is the start of summer school. Either way, savings are all around us.

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August 10, 2010

My sister used to live in a town where the school bought the supplies and split the cost among the parents. They were able to save money, because they bought in bulk.

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Another advantage being that every child had the same items.

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September 16, 2010

Stock up now on school supplies. The supplies won't be this cheap until a full year later. You can use school supplies as really good stocking stuffers or you can give them out in gift bags at birthday parties!

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August 8, 2011

Here are several tips for saving money on school supplies.

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October 1, 2008

We buy a years worth of school supplies once a year. Every year the stores such as Walmart, Target others put the school supplies on sale.

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Such as a box of crayons for .22cents. Most families wait for the schools list to come out.

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August 2, 2007

I always wait until I have an exact list of needed items from the teachers themselves before I buy. In the upper grades, some teachers can be very specific about what they prefer; down to the color of the ink pen or size of the notebook.

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August 22, 2006

Recycling School Supplies Tip. I redecorate my son's discarded binders and barely used notebooks. Then, I use them for journals, collecting recipes, etc.

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July 22, 2011

This can be done in a community to help families provide new articles of clothing, shoes, backpacks, etc for children to have when school begins.

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March 25, 2011

We asked other families if they had some good school things from the year before, then gave them 1/4 their cost. This saves and helped the other family too.

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August 1, 2008

If your school age child has a summer time birthday, let your relatives purchase their needed school supplies such as lunch boxes, backpacks, notebooks as their gifts.

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August 24, 2006

Saving For School Expenses. Purchasing school supplies takes a huge bite out of our budget (and it's a free public education!) Each payday, I place $25 in an envelope to be used for school related expenses. . .

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August 1, 2007

When each of my grandchildren were born, I started a tub where I purchase school supplies for them every year. I wait until school starts and Walmart and the other stores discount everything and I stock up.

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March 21, 2007

When school is out, it is a great time to stock up on folders, spiral bound paper or ring binders, if you don't mind dumpster diving. The last day of school a lot of kids don't want the burden of things to take home and all kinds of resusables go into the trash.

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