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With tighter household budgets and higher gas prices, parents are scrutinizing the prices of pencils and folders and weighing the cost- versus-savings of shopping around for back-to-school sales.
From clothes to backpacks, 71 percent of families say they'll spend less this year than last, according to the consulting firm Deloitte.See the full content of this document
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Cut the Costs On Back-to-School Spending
For basic supplies like rulers or erasers, families expect to spend about $100 per household -- that's 5 percent more than last year but a drop from the 9 percent growth typically seen from year to year, says Robe...
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