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Money-Saving Tips for Back-to-School Shopping

Eyewitness News ABC7NYAugust 5, 20251 min546 views
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Strategic Back-to-School Shopping

  • 💡 Take inventory of existing school supplies and clothing before buying new items.
  • 🧼 Consider washing and reusing backpacks and having children try on clothes to assess what's truly needed.

Leveraging Sales and Deals

  • 🛍️ Retailers like Target, Walmart, and Amazon are offering back-to-school sales.
  • 🎁 Instacart's 'Deal Week' (August 11-17) offers a free lunch essential daily, with an exclusive 20% off at select retailers like Staples and Container Store until September 2nd.

Secondhand Shopping Strategies

  • ♻️ Shopping at Goodwill or Salvation Army can significantly extend a budget for clothing, especially for teens and tweens.
  • 💰 Showing children their budget and the value of secondhand items can encourage smart shopping habits.

Empowering Kids as Shoppers

  • 💳 Giving children a gift card to shop for themselves can make them more mindful and careful with their spending.
  • ✨ Children may become surprisingly smart shoppers when using their own money versus their parents'.
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