We’ve picked up all the supplies our kids need for school. That was the easy part. All we had to do was go to the school district website and print off the recommended list of items. This weekend comes the more difficult part of getting ready for the school year.
We’re going clothes shopping.
My son will find shirts he likes in just under 0.5 seconds. Finding jeans that he likes….well, that’s another story. I had no idea that teenage boys could be so picky about jeans. The good news is, I’m not even sure that my daughter needs anything. Over the summer she would save up allowance money, then go to the mall shopping with her friends. She’s bought herself a TON of new clothes over the summer. Hey, if it saves me time, I’m all for it!
I think that’s worth a fist pump or two, don’t you??
Posts That Make Me Fist Pump
- How to Save Money at Costco Outside the Store from Frugal Rules
- Figuring Out Which Budgeting Strategy is For You from Lbee And The Money Tree
- 5 Ridiculous Things I Won’t Be Buying This Week from Club Thrifty
- 11 Ways Using Coupons Can Cost You Money! from Bible Money Matters
Shameless Self Promotion
Other fist-pumping posts I wrote, or appeared in this week from around the personal finance blogosphere:
- Manual vs. Electric Razors; Which is Cheaper? in the CareOne Community
- Which Store Is Cheapest for Back-to-School Supplies? at MoneyNing
Do you just let your son loose in the Mall then have him call you when he’s found stuff? Or, do you do “The Hover?” Have fun!
Haha, Michelle – “the Hover.” 🙂 For my son, he has no interest in shopping on his own. He wants us with, get it done, and get taken back home. My daughter, on the other hand, likes to shop with her friends. When I take them, I follow at a “safe yet non-embarassing distance.”
Our plan for school clothes shopping is to take our 3 children individual to shop to help keep mom and dad sane. 🙂 Enjoy the weekend!
Ooooh, that’s a great plan, Brian! We took both at the same time….but then my son finished quickly so I took him home and returned to finish up with my wife and daughter.
It’s so crazy that school is back on! There is a bus stop right down the street from us and saw kids there for the first time on Wednesday and couldn’t believe it. Thanks much for the mention Travis, have a great weekend!
We don’t start until after labor day….but I see Facebook posts about schools in other areas of the country starting up weeks ago. Crazy how fast summer as flown by AGAIN?!? Thanks for reading, John!
Fist-pumping for back to school over here, lol! Thanks for including me!
We used to joke on the first day of school after the kids got on the bus all the parents should go to the bar….I’m the exact opposite now. I’m the person that makes sure the kids are up, breakfast eaten, lunches packed and out the door. I’m also the homework help guy….so I LOVE summer. My free time goes up exponentially. School year means more work for this dad!
Man, summer just flew by this year, didn’t it? I love about homeschooling that we really don’t have to do much clothes shopping for back to school – great on the budget and on the sanity. 😉
Oh, I never thought of that, Laurie….you mean you buy clothes out of need, and not some idea that they must have a new wardrobe for the beginning of the school year? that’s revolutionary!!! 🙂