School supply drive by Shelley Heaphy

Back to school. That’s right, I said it, back to school is almost upon us. Now don’t fret, we do still have a few weeks left of beautiful summer holidays, however the start of school is creeping up on us quickly. Where does the time go? Don’t summer days pass by so much quicker than winter ones?
Back to school is met with enthusiasm, excitement, nervousness, planning, organizing and buying. Buying school supplies, lunch boxes, backpacks, clothes, shoes and the list goes on and on. How does one save some money during back to school shopping? Here are a few tips to try:
Go through leftovers from last year. It may surprise you to see that you have some supplies stashed away from last year, use them up. Your child may also have brought home some hardly used supplies so use them up. Backpacks and lunch boxes don’t necessarily need to be replaced. Take a good look at last years to see if it can do the trick for another year.