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Save on Back To School Supplies

by Moneyproblems TipsFri Sep 09, 2011 Back to School

Our final three tips in our back to school money savings tip week:
First, shop at dollar stores. Dollar stores are often a great place to get supplies. Pens, pencils, pencil cases, rulers, calculators and many other items are often a great buy.
Second, use coupons and wait for sales. You can often collect coupons online or [...]

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Another Way To Save on Clothing

by Moneyproblems TipsWed Sep 07, 2011 Back to School

Yesterday we talked about waiting until the school year starts to buy clothing.
Here’s another way to save on clothing costs:
Swap clothing with other parents.
If you know people whose children are a year or two older than you, and clothing swap may make sense.  Check with your relatives and friends. All you would need [...]

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Buy Clothing Once School Starts

by Moneyproblems TipsTue Sep 06, 2011 Back to School

As we continue our back to school money saving tips, here’s today’s tip:
Son’t start buying back to school clothing before the school year starts. Children often like to wear trendy clothing.  Often waiting to see what the other boys and girls are wearing is a smart move.  First you are going to get what [...]

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Back to School: Buying Used is a Good Life Lesson

by Moneyproblems TipsMon Sep 06, 2010 Money Saving Tips

As we celebrate Labour Day (the day we don’t labour) we conclude our series on Back to School money saving tips, and we present the most obvious money saving tip for parents of students going back to school: Buy Used.
We all remember as children being forced to wear hand-me-down clothes, and using used school supplies.  [...]

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Back to School: Shop On-line

by Moneyproblems TipsFri Sep 03, 2010 Money Saving Tips

In this fifth installment in our Back to School money saving tips series, after you start by Making a List, and then make an inventory of what you already have by shopping at home, and then make a budget, and then plan your shopping by not buying everything all at once, our tip today is [...]

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Back to School: Don’t buy everything all at once

by Moneyproblems TipsThu Sep 02, 2010 Money Saving Tips

In this fourth installment in our Back to School money saving tips series, after you start by Making a List, and then make an inventory of what you already have by shopping at home, and then make a budget, we arrive at another key piece of advice: Don’t buy everything all at once.  Here’s why:
First, [...]

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Back to School: Make a Budget

by Moneyproblems TipsWed Sep 01, 2010 Budgeting

In this third installment in our Back to School money saving tips series, after you start by Making a List, and then make an inventory of what you already have by shopping at home, the next critical step is to make a budget.
You only have limited money, so it’s probably not possible to buy everything [...]

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Back to School: Shop at Home

by Moneyproblems TipsTue Aug 31, 2010 Budgeting

As we continue our Back to School money saving tips, after you start by Making a List, the next step is to Shop at Home.
Your children will need pens, paper, backpacks, lunch bags, and new clothes. You probably already have some of those things already, at home. So, before you venture out to the [...]

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Back to School: Make a List

by Moneyproblems TipsMon Aug 30, 2010 Children and Money

Welcome to Tips for Back to School Week here on the moneyproblems.ca Tip of The Day.  Our first tip, as we get ready for back to school: Make a List.
Make a list of everything your children will need for back to school.  They will need clothes, school supplies, and perhaps also other items for their [...]

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