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lilbit
I'm ocd and can't stamd doing stuff last minute well its about 2 weeks till school and my mom hasn't said a word about school shopping but hates when I ask her about spending money because its really really short
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Money is really tight for my family and my mom hates when i ask her for even the smallest amount of money, no matter what the reason, and i always feel guilty about it later, but school shopping in necessary for every kid out there so i just made sure to look for good deals and only bought the necessities.
Im a Junior this year and i already and a perfectly good binder that i never used, so i spent about 20 on a new backpack, and maybe another 12 for index cards, pencils, erasers, pens, paper and notebooks. This was all that was necessary for my class,and i had everything else i needed, or had access to everything else i needed at school.
Clothing is whats going to be the real cash buster for your mom. I hate jackets even when im cold i dont like wearing them and i hate long sleeves anyway so if i do wear a jacket i usually roll up the sleeves...i know its weird right!? Lol, but anyways i looked threw my closet tried everything on to see what still fit, what was to old and worn out etc. Then i bought new clothes to replace the stuff i planned to get rid off that no longer fit.I also did the same for shoes and accessories and realized i only needed about 3 new pairs of jeans, one new pair of shoes, about 7 to 8 shirts, a new jacket/cardigan, and a few small accessories.I tried not to be picky and find the best quality clothes and best brands i could find in regular department stores. I spent 8 dollars on a pair of jeans, and 16 on a cardigan, both on clearance/yellow tag deals at Forever 21. I was tempted to buy new sunglasses but i already have 2 pairs i bought from Hot Topic during the previous semester that were still in good condition. Instead i bought a new rubber bracelet and necklace at Hot Topic for about 15. My moms makes her own jewelry of her own so i didnt think it was necesary to go buy actual jewelry. I spent 110 dollars in total on 7 shirts, a pair of shoes and a pair of jeans at JCPenney. Most of the stuff was on sale or clearance, and i had an additional 15% off coupon. At the bottom of my receipt it showed the total i spent, and the total amount i saved, and i saved my mom 150 dollars. I bought a novelty tee from Walmart for like another 8 dollars, and i sent about 40 on a pair of jeans and another shirt at Target. (I don't have all the receipts in front of me this i just the estimated prices i remember paying)
In total i spent about 230something for all my school clothes and supplies. Just look around, see what you have, find out what you actually need, work with your budget, and find the best deals possible to save as much money as you can on everything so that you have money left over. Never pay full retail price for anything, with careful budgeting and bargain hunting, you can find what you need for much cheaper then you think.
If your situation is beyond bad, try Ross, TJMaxx or Burlington Coat Factory for new clothes and the same brands as most other stores. Stuff is much cheaper in these stores because most for the clothing is new but comes from other stores that either had overstocked on certain items or is leftover clearance items that didnt sell somewhere else. Worst case scenario you can go to a thrift store. Most of the thrift clothes are the same brands you can find in any other store, and most of it cheap, used, or new but donated etc.
I have friends who spent 300, 400, even 500 dollars alone on just clothes, and they always end up complaining they're broke later. I feel sorry for them. But hey, if they have the money to waste who am i to judge :P
Money is really tight for my family and my mom hates when i ask her for even the smallest amount of money, no matter what the reason, and i always feel guilty about it later, but school shopping in necessary for every kid out there so i just made sure to look for good deals and only bought the necessities.
Im a Junior this year and i already and a perfectly good binder that i never used, so i spent about 20 on a new backpack, and maybe another 12 for index cards, pencils, erasers, pens, paper and notebooks. This was all that was necessary for my class,and i had everything else i needed, or had access to everything else i needed at school.
Clothing is whats going to be the real cash buster for your mom. I hate jackets even when im cold i dont like wearing them and i hate long sleeves anyway so if i do wear a jacket i usually roll up the sleeves...i know its weird right!? Lol, but anyways i looked threw my closet tried everything on to see what still fit, what was to old and worn out etc. Then i bought new clothes to replace the stuff i planned to get rid off that no longer fit.I also did the same for shoes and accessories and realized i only needed about 3 new pairs of jeans, one new pair of shoes, about 7 to 8 shirts, a new jacket/cardigan, and a few small accessories.I tried not to be picky and find the best quality clothes and best brands i could find in regular department stores. I spent 8 dollars on a pair of jeans, and 16 on a cardigan, both on clearance/yellow tag deals at Forever 21. I was tempted to buy new sunglasses but i already have 2 pairs i bought from Hot Topic during the previous semester that were still in good condition. Instead i bought a new rubber bracelet and necklace at Hot Topic for about 15. My moms makes her own jewelry of her own so i didnt think it was necesary to go buy actual jewelry. I spent 110 dollars in total on 7 shirts, a pair of shoes and a pair of jeans at JCPenney. Most of the stuff was on sale or clearance, and i had an additional 15% off coupon. At the bottom of my receipt it showed the total i spent, and the total amount i saved, and i saved my mom 150 dollars. I bought a novelty tee from Walmart for like another 8 dollars, and i sent about 40 on a pair of jeans and another shirt at Target. (I don't have all the receipts in front of me this i just the estimated prices i remember paying)
In total i spent about 230something for all my school clothes and supplies. Just look around, see what you have, find out what you actually need, work with your budget, and find the best deals possible to save as much money as you can on everything so that you have money left over. Never pay full retail price for anything, with careful budgeting and bargain hunting, you can find what you need for much cheaper then you think.
If your situation is beyond bad, try Ross, TJMaxx or Burlington Coat Factory for new clothes and the same brands as most other stores. Stuff is much cheaper in these stores because most for the clothing is new but comes from other stores that either had overstocked on certain items or is leftover clearance items that didnt sell somewhere else. Worst case scenario you can go to a thrift store. Most of the thrift clothes are the same brands you can find in any other store, and most of it cheap, used, or new but donated etc.
I have friends who spent 300, 400, even 500 dollars alone on just clothes, and they always end up complaining they're broke later. I feel sorry for them. But hey, if they have the money to waste who am i to judge :P
Which backpack will last longer?
Kelly M
I've had terrible trouble with bookbags. My past three have all gotten holds in them. The first one was from target. The lining in between the pockets ripped out. The second was an Eastsport from Wal*mart. The plastic-y stuff that lines the inside chipped off and a hole was made. My third and most surprising was an Adidas duffle bag. Not a full size, just one main pocket. It got holes around the bottom edge. Which one of these two bags do you think will withstand a FEW years instead of just one or two?
http://www2.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?ItemTyp=C&itemID=169e9e7&GrpTyp=PRD&ShowMenu=T&ShopBy=0&SearchString=bookbags&RefPage=SearchDepartment.aspx&s4PageSize=15&CmCatId=searchresults&Search1Prod=True
http://www2.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?ItemTyp=C&itemID=169e9bd&GrpTyp=PRD&ShowMenu=T&ShopBy=0&SearchString=bookbags&RefPage=SearchDepartment.aspx&s4PageSize=15&CmCatId=searchresults&Search1Prod=True
oh, and unless you pay for it, i'm not going any more expensive than $30. this is highschool. not a backpacking trip.
Answer
Buy cheap and get low-grade stuff like those two bags.
Then complain in a year the base fell out...
School books are heavy and they've got corners and edges that wear through materiels more than backpacking stuff does.
Unless you go backpacking with a bunch of school books.
School bags get a lot of use...
They get more use in a year than most bags on backpacking trips get in a year.
What's the deal?...a thirty-dollar bag that lasts one year or a fifty-dollar bag that lasts three years.
So which is the best bargain?
My Karrimor cost $70 and is twelve years old. Not a hole worn in it anywhere after using it on more than twenty big trips hiking and touring and almost daily use for shopping and local photo trips with heavy equipment (big heavy wildlife lenses and heavy tripods) and it's still waterproof...the Alps, the Andes,Machu Pichu, Atacama Desert, Mozambique jungles, Malaysian rain-forest (Lived East for a while), all over Europe.
Cost so far....less than $6 a year.
I won't be replacing it for many years yet.
Good savings for more trips......12 thirty-dollar bags would have cost $360.
No kidding....
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhPvbq_B7o4nYcwHdWp6gZ0hBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20090807133839AAO63oC&show=7#profile-info-gvvRN8t3aa . .
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http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Al3JRu8k2petL5qeEpKrP8hJBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20081220164203AAPbrTB . .
Buy cheap and get low-grade stuff like those two bags.
Then complain in a year the base fell out...
School books are heavy and they've got corners and edges that wear through materiels more than backpacking stuff does.
Unless you go backpacking with a bunch of school books.
School bags get a lot of use...
They get more use in a year than most bags on backpacking trips get in a year.
What's the deal?...a thirty-dollar bag that lasts one year or a fifty-dollar bag that lasts three years.
So which is the best bargain?
My Karrimor cost $70 and is twelve years old. Not a hole worn in it anywhere after using it on more than twenty big trips hiking and touring and almost daily use for shopping and local photo trips with heavy equipment (big heavy wildlife lenses and heavy tripods) and it's still waterproof...the Alps, the Andes,Machu Pichu, Atacama Desert, Mozambique jungles, Malaysian rain-forest (Lived East for a while), all over Europe.
Cost so far....less than $6 a year.
I won't be replacing it for many years yet.
Good savings for more trips......12 thirty-dollar bags would have cost $360.
No kidding....
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhPvbq_B7o4nYcwHdWp6gZ0hBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20090807133839AAO63oC&show=7#profile-info-gvvRN8t3aa . .
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgXzC706vrhC8Lmz8ipnOF5JBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20081002132554AAML6zC . .
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Al3JRu8k2petL5qeEpKrP8hJBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20081220164203AAPbrTB . .
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