How to save big bucks on back-to-school shopping
Back-to-school shopping is in full swing with just days before term one begins. Try these money-saving tips.
Lifestyle
by Anthony Keane
Premium Content
Subscriber only
School terms across Australia restart from next week and parents are being urged to get their spending sorted fast.
Whether it's stationery, books, uniforms, technology, backpacks or lunch boxes, costs can hit hard in the last couple of weeks of January but finance specialists say there are several ways to prevent these education pains.
MyBudget founder and director Tammy Barton says she has noticed that some stores offering discounted school uniforms and supplies "seem to be running low on stock already".