Tag: school supplies

Find Your Frugal: More ways to curb school supply costs

by Lourdes Mederos
July 31, 2025

About this series The ripple effects of the yearslong COVID pandemic continue to surface in economies worldwide, and school supplies are not exempt. With stores stocking up on school supplies that cost more than last year, finding ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Money Matters, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Extension, Family And Consumer Sciences, Find Your Frugal, Inflation, Jenny Rodriguez, Money Management, Saving Money, School Supplies, UF IFAS Family And Consumer Sciences

Find Your Frugal: Six ways to save on school supplies

by Lourdes Mederos
July 30, 2025

About this series Summer is in full swing and school supplies will be top-of-mind soon as parents and teachers grapple with getting their students and classrooms ready for a new school year. The ripple effects of the yearslong COVID ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Backpacks, Crayons, Find Your Frugal, Florida Sales Tax Holiday, Jenny Rodriguez, School Supplies, UF IFAS Family And Consumer Sciences

Safe School Supplies

by Katherine Allen
September 12, 2024

The start of school is here! If you can pair sales with the sales tax holiday, it is a great time to stock up on school supplies that kids will need throughout the school year. Markers, pens, paints, and paper are tools for drawing and painting. ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Back To School, FCS, School Supplies, Suwannee County Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee County

Back to School Tips

by Jenny Rodriguez
July 23, 2021

Already the store isles are loaded with back-to-school supplies, backpacks, and lunch boxes. As summer nears an end, parents are starting to stock up on back-to-school items in hopes of avoiding the mad rush. In fact, according to a National ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Back To School, Back To School Savings, Back-to-school Supplies, Backpacks, Highlighters, Lunch Boxes, Notebooks, Ocextension, Pencils, Pens, Save On School Supplies, School Supplies, School Supply Savings, Tax-free Holiday

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