2016 is here! It feels like just minutes ago that the school year finished. We don’t have many more weeks free from school drop off and pick ups, making school lunches and checking bags for forgotten notes and uneaten food. It’s nearly time to sit down and start working through the new school year to-do list. Trips to the uniform shop, stationary purchasing and finding the money to cover the start of school year expenses.
It’s time to plan and time to budget. Here’s some tips to help you get yourself ready for the new school year and ensure you are well prepared for the expenses that will hit you through the school year.
School expenses
School uniforms
For first timers, uniform costs vary and kids grow. It can be worth just buying for summer first up, and saving the winter uniform for second term just before the kids will need it. For kids already at school, before you go shopping sort… Read the rest