It’s Not Too Early To Be Thinking About Back-to-School Shopping
If you think it’s too early to be talking about back-to-school time, take a good look at your calendar. We’re getting awfully close to the middle of July, and the first day of school is August 21!
Retail Me Not, a savings and cash back website, has some great insight on back-to-school shopping and saving from a recent survey.
The majority of people said they’re starting their shopping in July, 25% said they wouldn’t start until August, and 7% of the real slowpokes said they wouldn’t start until September.
The top-of-mind items for all of these shoppers were sticking to a budget, with the cost of goods on top of the list of stressors for back-to-school shoppers.
Shoppers in this survey indicated that they are spending an average of $389 total for back-to-school items. That came out to $177 for grade schoolers and $212 for high schoolers. That is down from $506 in 2024…