Back to school shopping...something we all love doing then hate it later in the year. Am I right? We all spend loads of money getting the cutest notebooks, folders, and binders. And yes cute school supplies is required in order to survive. But after a long day of back to school shopping, you get home and look at your shopping receipt and realize that you just spent almost $200 buying things you probably wont even use. Hours of regret comes next because now you don't have any money to go clothing shopping. You vow not to spend nearly as much next year. But here comes 2017 and you did it again. Does this basically explain your school life? Well not anymore because you are about to read ways to cut down on the school supplies shopping costs.
Step 1: Durable binders
These Avery brand binders last forever. (just kidding, they last for at least a whole school year) If you buy one of these, you won't need to buy 3 different ones because you or someone else ripped the cover off like a wild gorilla.
Step 2: Those colorful things that keep your binder organized, well most of the time. (binder tabs)
The Avery brand binder tabs last longer then one year. This is going to be the second year my sister and I use the binder tabs we bought last year.
Step 3: If you prefer Five Star supplies, DO YOUR SHOPPING AT TARGET!
I thought that if I went to Walgreens and bought a Five Star Notebook it would be cheaper then buying the same notebook at Target. (during back to school season of course) But no! At Target, I got a Five Star notebook for about $2 but at Walgreens the same exact notebook was about $5! Not only is Target less expensive, but it has a greater selection of color and designs.
Step 4: Cheap pens & pencils & markers
Looking for dry erase markers, pens, pencils, and highlighters? The dollar store has your back. They have 10 mechanical pencils for just a dollar! They even have lead refills for 0.7mm, 0.5mm, and many many MANY more! The highlighters they have are so bright and they have just as many colors as Target would have. (credits to my little sister for helping me out with this caption)
Step 5: You will probably need wite-out
Since you just bought 3 years worth of pens, you will need some type of wite-out. These are my two favorite brands. Papermate and Bic. I found the Papermate version at Walgreens for $2.20. But I found the Bic version at the dollar store! They work exactly the same so skip Walgreens and go to somewhere cheaper. :)
Step 6: Stu{dying} Stuff
Who doesn't love a pack of colorful index cards and sticky notes? I know I do. But sometimes I go overboard and spend like $10 just on sticky notes and index cards. No longer. Once again, the dollar store is at your service. Sure their index cards aren't the brightest colors ever and sure their sticky notes don't stick very well but hey, at least they were only $1.
Step 7: Hole reinforcement hack
Don't you just hate it when you hole punch something and put it in your binder then you get home only to find out that the paper you just put in has fallen out because the holes ripped? Well good thing these sticky circles exist. Don't waste money getting the expensive ones. Instead go to Target and get the Target brand (Up&Up) hole reinforcements.
Reasons Why The Target Brand Is Better:
-cheaper
-there is more in pack
-and who doesn't love Target brand stuff
Step 8: The unnecessary stuff (but still necessary)
Step 9: Backpacks
I don't really have a huge tip here but I recommend buying your backpack from Amazon if you want a really expensive Jansport. I found this viking red Jansport on Amazon and it was $10 cheaper then if I went in store and bought the exact same backpack.
Click here if you want to find this exact backpack.
xoxo
Olivia
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