I’m a mother of five children who attend school in a small town.  Our household budget is pretty tight, especially these days, so we’re always looking for ways to save money, just like other parents.  We’re on good terms with school administration - like I said, this is a small town.  The PTA decided we could all save money on school supplies by getting them at an online store. Teachers can get classroom supplies there too.  I took a look on my computer myself recently and it was clear to me that for a parent to buy things separately from school supply list would be a lot more expensive. Just about everything is more expensive anymore, and there were things on that list I couldn’t find at a decent price close by, but online I saw them at discounted prices.   Also, it’s a secure shopping site. So the PTA decided to buy supplies as a group.

I also noticed we could order toys, gifts, and holiday supplies at the same website.  It won’t be long before the holiday season gets here, so I need to start thinking about Christmas shopping. I don’t want to get stuck buying presents late, which is just what happened last year. That ended up being really expensive, and it took us months to pay off those bills.  This year I want to get a head start shopping to make sure we avoid that mistake. I’m sure I can some things with the PTA order for my out-of-town friends.

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