Teachers Must Budget for Hundreds of Dollars in School Supplies
August 7, 2018
By: Jill Cornfield
Source: CNBC
Kids love it, parents may dread it, but one thing’s certain: The annual school shopping ritual is a smack to the wallet every year.
This year, back-to-school spending will hit $82.8 billion for K-12 and college combined, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey. That’s almost as high as last year’s $83.6 billion.
As well as money, families spend precious time scanning sale circulars and crossing off items on their school shopping lists.