Money-saving expert mum-of-three's top tips for back-to-school shopping
01.07.2022 - 16:41
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Although the school year comes to an end in a few weeks, a lot of parents will already be worrying about the costs of their children returning in September.
As the cost of living crisis rages on, anyone responsible for buying uniform and equipment for schoolkids could find themselves struggling. Fortunately, popular lifestyle/money saving blogger and mum-of-three Mrs Mummypenny has revealed her top tips to save parents from breaking the bank to get their kids back to school.
Mrs Mummypenny, whose real name is Lynn Beattie, has three sons - aged 14, 12 and nine. She wrote in the Mirror that "the best time to start shopping is now".
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Back to school offers are available from Aldi from this weekend - online from July 3 and in store from July 7.
These are Mrs Mummypenny's top tips for the back-to-school shop:
Write a list, just like your grocery shop, of everything that you need for your back-to-school shopping. Here are some ideas:
Ask friends with older children if they have any uniforms in good condition that can be passed down. This is hugely useful for more expensive items such as secondary school blazers or PE kits where you are instructed to have school badges on them.
All schools have a second-hand shop where uniforms can be purchased for much lower prices. Browse your local Facebook pages for school uniform and try to get as much as you can at the lower prices.
The supermarkets have worked hard to make these basic uniforms as low in price as possible. You can get a full uniform (jumper, two polo tops, skirt or trousers) for £5 in Aldi this year.
Mrs Mummypenny has tried and tested supermarket uniforms over the years and the quality is good. She has