A new survey reveals that parents are bracing for the financial impact of back-to-school shopping.
  • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
    68·
    2 months ago

    yet another article blaming inflation and not corporate greed, while the “advice” is to look for sales and beg money off of family

      • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
        11·
        2 months ago

        • least expensive things become as expensive as previously “luxury” things

        • ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

        • profit (except, not you)

      • Krauerking@lemy.lol
        5·
        2 months ago

        try to buy less expensive things

        • Have a rich parent

        That’s the advice I see and get every time. The buy less is not allowed for Americans and more or less just used to try and end a conversation.

  • mommykink@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    2 months ago

    Put it on credit. That’s what we’re supposed to be doing for the things we can’t afford, right?

    • astanix@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      2 months ago

      All the credit is already maxed out from food being too much and wages not going up.

      Maybe get a new 35% apr credit card? Probably have too many to get approved for another… luckily, because one more minimum monthly would break that camels back.

      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
        8·
        2 months ago

        And if you’re not bankrupt after that, it’s time for payday loans cash advance/earned wage loans/early wage/payroll advances/whatever else they’re calling themselves now to skirt regulations!

        • astanix@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          2 months ago

          If you are bankrupt it can just reset, right? Just get more cards after the bankruptcy… everything will be fine!!

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    27·
    2 months ago

    My state of Texas has a “Tax Free back to school weekend” that’s mostly exploited by businesses to restock their office supplies and has virtually no impact on children in lower income families going to de-financed failing school districts.

    • Krauerking@lemy.lol
      2·
      2 months ago

      Ohhhhhh… That’s what it’s for… Yeah I honestly don’t really ever understand the tax free week in supplies when it’s like 6 more dollars when the cost of supplies themselves and need to individually buy them are clearly the more glaring issue.

      Of course it’s something to help companies exploit and be supported more.

    • MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml
      11·
      2 months ago

      Hey at least you get the whole summer off work. And you have a nice 9-5 job that never bleeds into your evenings or weekends. Basically a glorified babysitter.

      (I’m totally kidding. Teachers are insanely overworked and underpaid.)

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        2 months ago

        Hey at least you get the whole summer off work.

        It’s frustrating because of how much of a lie this is and how persistently it endures. A three month long furlough isn’t a vacation. Teachers routinely do work during this period, as part timers in the service sector or as summer school instructors at diminished pay (or as contractors in careers that pay better than education). And that’s not even considering the teacher training and prep work that happens before the first day of class.

        People aren’t this clueless by accident, either. You’ve got a deliberately malicious rumor mill media that’s designed to perpetuate a myth any actual teacher could disabuse people of.