1 in 3 parents say they can't afford back-to-school shopping this year, survey says
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things are more expensive
try to buy less expensive things
American Econ 101
It's job creation!
Lays off 20% of workforce
That's the advice I see and get every time. The buy less is not allowed for Americans and more or less just used to try and end a conversation.
Inflation is a symptom. Corporate greed is the cause (in this case). They are not exclusive.
Put it on credit. That's what we're supposed to be doing for the things we can't afford, right?
All the credit is already maxed out from food being too much and wages not going up.
Maybe get a new 35% apr credit card? Probably have too many to get approved for another... luckily, because one more minimum monthly would break that camels back.
And if you're not bankrupt after that, it's time for
payday loanscash advance/earned wage loans/early wage/payroll advances/whatever else they're calling themselves now to skirt regulations!If you are bankrupt it can just reset, right? Just get more cards after the bankruptcy... everything will be fine!!
My state of Texas has a "Tax Free back to school weekend" that's mostly exploited by businesses to restock their office supplies and has virtually no impact on children in lower income families going to de-financed failing school districts.
Ahhh capitalism
Ohhhhhh... That's what it's for... Yeah I honestly don't really ever understand the tax free week in supplies when it's like 6 more dollars when the cost of supplies themselves and need to individually buy them are clearly the more glaring issue.
Of course it's something to help companies exploit and be supported more.
Hey at least you get the whole summer off work. And you have a nice 9-5 job that never bleeds into your evenings or weekends. Basically a glorified babysitter.
(I'm totally kidding. Teachers are insanely overworked and underpaid.)
It's frustrating because of how much of a lie this is and how persistently it endures. A three month long furlough isn't a vacation. Teachers routinely do work during this period, as part timers in the service sector or as summer school instructors at diminished pay (or as contractors in careers that pay better than education). And that's not even considering the teacher training and prep work that happens before the first day of class.
People aren't this clueless by accident, either. You've got a deliberately malicious rumor mill media that's designed to perpetuate a myth any actual teacher could disabuse people of.
Got me in the first half...
What are you Americans buying for school?
Some notebooks, agenda, pens, pencil, ruler... It's not all that expensive
Ok, how is that $700?!? Are you paying for their Freedom©®™?
That...that's the point of the anger at the corporate greed.
I'm asking if it's $700 because A) do they buy too much stuff, B) have they got one kid, then how the fuck is it 700, or C) are they breeding like rabbits, have five kids and they're wondering why shit's expensive
It's a pretty obvious question
Don't forget the armored backpack and a new gun
https://canarmor.ca/product/ranger/
This seems like a start, low key and quick to get on if needed, a must for all children attending school south of Canada
Weird that it's a Canadian website
Be sure to get a caliber appropriate for their age. You wouldn't want little Timmy to get blown off his feet from the recoil of a .44 magnum.
We just did our back to school shopping for 2 kids, $150.
clothing is the biggest cost, then maybe sporting equipment
Most schools have lists of must-haves for children going to them that parents have to buy. A lot of companies take advantage of that and jack up the price of those items. There are also a lot of those things that parents have to buy multiples of at the beginning of the year and hand over to the teacher for the student to have access to over the next 9 months.
Weird. One teacher, so this is elementary school?
We only have to buy our own stuff starting middle school and it's only pens and paper and such. And a backpack but mine lasted all 4 years.
Yeah, it's thanks to continual defining of our public schools in order to funnel money to religious and charter schools as well as private schools via voucher programs.
some buy new clothes too, That is expensive.
So, any of you guy do "back-to-school shopping." ? What did you buy ?