Wow! Where did summer go? School is just around the corner in my neck of the woods. Those days are behind me, but I love watching other families gear up for the back to school time of the year. Right now there are lots of fantastic sales at Walmart and Target when you're looking for back to school items. Walgreens even has some great prices if you watch their fliers closely and just get the coupon items. Even if you don't need to shop to send kids back to school, now is a great time of year to pick up stocking stuffers, Operation Christmas Child box gifts, and just some extra "office" supplies at discount prices. (I always snap up notebooks for journaling, grocery lists, family communication pads, etc. when they're on sale in the fall.)
*Tip ~ you can have your kids get the plain spiral bound notebooks for 15 cents a piece and "cool them up" themselves. Grab a bunch of old magazines/photos/calendars and let them collage the front of the notebooks themselves. Finish it off with some contact paper and voila' designer notebooks!
A place you may not have considered for school supplies is Oriental Trading Company. They have a great selection of items that are inexpensive and you can have them shipped right to your door! One less errand to run ~ whew!
For you college parents out there, this one comes from my sister ~ the Queen of Deals ~instead of buying those expensive college books, rent them! Hot tip of the day for all you college bound students!! Go to Chegg.com or bookrenter.com and rent your college books for 1/4 of the price! My daughter just pd $60 for a book that would have cost her $165!! (She found all of her books there too!) They give you a return label to ship is back when you're finished with it!
Saving Money/Making Money,
Jean
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