e got coupons for school supplies and coupon codes for major suppliers like WalMart and Target, as well as savings on the clothes that are on the "just gotta have" list for today's teens.Geez, when I was a kid the only thing on the "gotta have" list was a decent pair of sneakers. I was walking through the mall the other day and took a look at what they're charging for clothes in the Junior's department. $80 for a blouse that's almost guaranteed to have pizza sauce on it by the end of the first week? Have they lost their minds?
Anyway, to step aside from my own personal rant for a second, let's talk about how to save (more) money on school supplies! Coupons and sales are a great place to start. Have you considered scouring your cupboards? If you've got small children you've probably got a healthy collection of crayons, pencils, glue sticks and notepaper lying around the house. You might half your child's supply list without even knowing it!
Next, let's talk clothes. Seriously. I know I've gone on about this before (if not here then somewhere else), but most parents spend a fortune in school clothes each year. What do your kids have leftover from last year that still fits? Did you grab anything off the clearance rack last winter? And what do they really need? Unless they've completely outgrown their winter clothes from the year before, three or four new shirts and pairs of pants will probably do it. Remember, you can always pick up more in bits and pieces as the year goes on.
We're just talking about how to save money today.
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