Ways to Save: Tips and Tricks for Back-to-School Savings

Back-to-school costs can add up quickly for parents, especially those with multiple school-age children. But with a little research, you’ll find that there are quite a few ways that you can cut down your expenses. For instance, families can use price comparison websites and apps to find the best prices on school supplies as well as coupons and sales. It’s also important to make sure that you have an accurate supply list that includes only what each child needs for the year. You can then cut down the list of things you need to buy by reusing supplies from last year that are still in good shape. Organizing a supply swap with other families in the neighborhood can also help you put supplies you have in the house to good use.

• How to Save on Back-to-School Shopping: Consumer Reports offers guidance on cutting costs when shopping for back-to-school items, including using coupons and comparison-shopping.

• 13 Back-to-School Shopping Tips That Will Save You a Fortune: One good way to save money on school supplies is to start by taking stock of what you already have.

• Saving Money on School Supplies: Parents often feel anxious about budgeting for school supplies at the start of a new school year, but this video offers a great solution to this problem.

• Back-to-School Saving Tips and Tricks: Use this practical advice from CNBC to cut expenses when shopping for back-to-school supplies.

• Back-to-School Supplies: Ten Secrets for Saving Money Amid High Inflation: Using cash-back apps and retailers’ apps can help you squeeze out every bit of savings when you’re shopping for school supplies.

• How to Get the Most Out of Your Back-to-School Budget: Timing your purchases right can help you take advantage of the best prices on school supplies.

• Ten Tips for Back-to-School Savings: Don’t cave to peer pressure on your kids’ behalf, thinking that you need to buy them a totally new wardrobe and replace all of their school supplies from last year with new ones to keep them from being picked on at school. Most other parents will be looking to save money, too.

• Ten Best Back-to-School Shopping Hacks to Save You Money: Save money by sticking to your shopping list, buying in bulk, and employing other cost-cutting strategies.

• 20 Tricks for Saving Money on Back-to-School Shopping: Like with any type of predictable expense, making a budget for school shopping can help you to keep your spending in check.

• Back-to-School Shopping Without Breaking the Bank: Don’t forget to buy your school supplies using a credit card that earns rewards to maximize your savings. It’s also a good idea to stock up on commonly needed items in the fall, when school supplies go on sale, and put them aside for next year.

• Budget-Friendly Ways to Buy School Supplies: Making a shopping list and sticking to it can protect you from overspending, and so can a bit of research to compare different stores’ offerings and find the lowest prices.

• Save Money While Shopping for Back-to-School Supplies: You might save on gas if you buy all of your school supplies for the year in one trip, but you can often save a lot more on the supplies themselves if you space out your purchases to take advantage of sales.

• Back-to-School Budgeting Tips: Be sure to take an inventory of what’s left over from last year and what’s already sitting around your house before you go shopping. Often, you’ll find that that backpack, pair of scissors, or pencil case is in great shape and perfectly fine to use for another year.

This page was last updated by Steven Jefferies