Back to school shopping...

[jasonluckydog]

This is almost as bad as Christmas shopping, I have 2 teen boys who dress like their about to appear on an episode of ***** eye for the straight guy. I just dropped $700 for clothes and supplies and not even half finished!! When I was a kid my dad would bitch about buying paper and pencils.  When the kids were younger they didn't give a poo about what they wore now if the jeans cost less then $60 then they wont wear them. I will give credit I did enjoy not paying taxes today.

 

 

/RANT.

 

[Doyle]

Thanks for the vasectomy reminder.  

[Anybodyhome]

So, without any kids, I would have saved yet another chunk o' change on my Caribbean vacation this winter.

[Jase]

Just bought the pencils/composition books/other school-mandated items on Amazon for my kindergartener... $55 plus tax.

For a kindergartener.

[jasonluckydog]

Shout out to my main man Sears if you look around the jean section they had a small rack of Levis on clearance I bought 7 pairs at $15 thats 74% off the sticker, and I bought myself a pair

 

sad part is I'm getting fat use to wear a size 36 a year or 2 ago they only had 1 pair in my size.

 

 

The reason I'm fat, look at this beautiful burger I ate today. It was so pretty I had to take a picture. Monday is hopefully Bison Burger day!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bigjohn]

I gotta do some shopping too. New teacher clothes and some supplies the school doesn't cover.

Just a quick note- those of you who are financially able, consider donating to a church or other organization that supplies school products for kids in need. It's amazing how many of these kids can't afford the basics (or have parents who don't give a poo).

[SmokinwithWilly]

I usually hit up walmart for the school supplies. I can get most of the basics for about 20 bucks. Or if you watch the sales, you can get ads for first 5 for a penny type things that walmart will ad match so you dont have to travel and waste gas. A couple years ago i got 2 packs of g2 pens for 10 cents apiece from Walgreens. I bought every one in the store. I still have about 40 packs left.

Only thing I really splurge on is a really high quality backpack that can hold up multiple years. Military grade heavy duty canvas and zippers. That and I got a contractor grade storage clipboard because she loses pens like crazy and this way she can throw them in there. Got all of this for my granddaughter for about 100 bucks total but I clearance shop all year. She's in 4th grade this year. Also, we bought her school clothes when winter was coming and everything was 80% off. We went for function over fashion and spent about 150 there for about 8 outfits. 

This is normally when I buy all my business supplies for the year. I got college ruled notebooks, pens, pencils, binders, folders, and a few odds and ends for presentations for about 40 bucks. It's enough to last 3 employees for the year.

[PhillyB]

WTF

My parents never spent anywhere near 700 dollars for me. I went to K-Mart for my back-to-school clothes and Office Depot for my supplies. On average, my parents spent 300 bucks for me and my two siblings every year.

When I got to high school, my parents told me I was on my own for clothes and supplies. So, I got a job, and even then I spent about 70 dollars.

I swear, these freaking kids have it so easy nowadays. I didn't get a cell phone until my senior year in high school, and I paid for it. Yet, these little rug rats have the latest iPhone or Galaxy while mommy and daddy pay for it.

Soft ass little mofos. 

you'd make a great baby boomer

[Kevin Greene]

you'd make a great baby boomer

He pretty much did that on his own.

[Anybodyhome]

I gotta do some shopping too. New teacher clothes and some supplies the school doesn't cover.

Just a quick note- those of you who are financially able, consider donating to a church or other organization that supplies school products for kids in need. It's amazing how many of these kids can't afford the basics (or have parents who don't give a poo).

I am a frequent contributor to donorschoose.org. Just pick a school (for whatever reason) or a project (for whatever reason) and make the donation.

[frash.exe]

you'd make a great baby boomer

I swear to god so many people on this site sound like an anglicized Pat Cooper

[Cat]

Just bought the pencils/composition books/other school-mandated items on Amazon for my kindergartener... $55 plus tax.

For a kindergartener.

I spent $95ish at Amazon and I haven't gotten the supply list from his teacher but I don't mind buying school supplies. I typically buy extras and stuff throughout the year.

My kid doesn't give a poo what he wears yet. But I do!

[PandaPancake]

Sorry i missed this. I was out spending all this disposable income I have