Saving on School Essentials

Back-to-School Bargains
Make the first day of school a joyous milestone in your child's life without straining your budget on school supplies.

Back-to-School Basics
Here are ten tips for keeping down the cost of starting another school year.

Beating the Back-To-School Budget Blues
Six secrets that can help whittle that back-to-school bill down to a more reasonable amount.

Back to School for Less
When back-to school shopping, how do you keep a happy balance between your child and your checkbook? Here are ten tips.

School Supplies for Less
Sometimes it seems like getting the kids off on that first day of school can feel the same as when that final package goes under the Christmas tree.

Shopping Challenge: School Supplies
Visit the Dollar Stretcher community to share your tips and find out how others find deals on school supplies.

Back to School, or Back to the Poor House?
You might be anxious to get your kids back into school, but there is no need to take out a second mortgage just to get rid of them!

Managing the high cost of high school
High school looks like a lightweight compared to college but can consume big bucks.

Rack Up Savings on Children's Clothing
Would you like your children to dress nicely and in the latest fashions without spending a fortune?

Back to School Clothes
Some tips for getting the most out of your back-to-school buck while still giving kids what they want.

Packing Lunch for Less

School Lunches for the Picky Eater
Tips for creating school lunch items that they will actually eat and that your grocery budget can afford.

School Lunches
Here are some tips from for things that you can do in 30 minutes or less on the weekend to make those school lunches a snap!

Pack a School Lunch with Punch the Obento Way
Send culinary works of art with your children.

Pack a Powerful Punch in Their School Lunch
Add pizzazz to your child's lunchbox with these recipes.

Packing a Healthy Lunch Box
Over the years, the school cafeteria has become a place of too many choices.

Organize and Motivate Your Kids

12 Tips For Helping Disorganized Children
If your child suffers with poor planning abilities and disorganization, it might often seem like the most difficult job in the world is to get them to school on time each morning.

Motivation for Good Grades
Here are a few hints that are quite low in cost while reaping powerful results.

Homework Helpers
Here's a great source for online homework help for students in all grade levels.

Affording School Extras

Band Instruments
Is it financially better to rent or buy musical instruments they may or may not use for more than the school year?

SOS! Saving on Sports
Here are some strategies for participating in sports without taking a karate chop to ther wallet.

When School Books Get Lost
You might not have to pay the high fees set by the school.

Save on Class Rings
Finding discounts without sacrificing quality.

Preparing Your College Student

Student Expenses
Send them off to college with good habits that will last a lifetime.

Prepare Your Troop to Leave the Coop
Preparing them for college doesn't take as much money as you might think.

Counsel to the College Bound
A few basics to ease your transition to adulthood.

10 tips to avoid back-to-school credit woes
You can get Junior back to school painlessly and economically by following these expert tips designed to keep you out of a money pit of credit-card debt.

Despite debt dangers, college kids need credit cards
Memo to college students and their parents: credit cards aren't all bad.

Savings Ideas for College Students
Is there a college student in the family heading off to school this fall? Here are some savings tips for the cash-strapped student.

Cutting College Costs

Dorm Room Decorating Ideas
Decorating tips that will give you and your roommate some creative ideas to give your dorm room a great look that you both will love.

Hittin' the Books on the Cheap
Going to college can mean drowning in papers, academic and financial.

Do students need high-tech gear for college?
When it comes to packing up for college, less is more.

Cutting the cost of college incidentals
There are ways to make sure that you aren't spending more than you have to.

You can save money on text books
If you're headed to college, the cost of textbooks will probably be among your biggest expenditures aside from tuition.

Off to College
Knowing what you'll need and where to find it cheaply.

Cutting College Costs
College tuition, room and board and other fees can take a big bite out of your wallet-before you even get to school. How can you save money on other expenses?