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7 Tips: Beat Rising Back-to-School Costs
With the start of a new school year just around the corner, parents across the country are starting to think about back-to-school shopping and making sure their kids are prepared for their first day back. However, as prices all around us keep climbing, many moms and dads may be worrying about what this will mean for their back to school budget.
According to Statistics Canada, the consumer price index is up 1.3 per cent from this time last year and I think we can all feel it — especially when we look at our grocery bills. A recent report from Consolidated Credit found that Canadians spend an average of $108 per child on back to school supplies, but I have a few tips that can help you save some money this September!
Also read: 5 Tips for Students Trying to Afford University>
The author’s daughter on her first day of school, two years ago.
Here are a few ways you can beat rising back-to-school costs:
Back to School Shopping Tips
Take inventory. Look around your house and gather up all of the school supplies that may be lurking in drawers and cupboards…

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A re-elected Conservative government would continue to provide tax credits aimed at encouraging mineral exploration, particularly in northern communities, party leader Stephen Harper announces.

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September 2 Update: Aeroplan IHG 4x Miles offer fixed,  Alaska Airlines Fall Mileage Sale from Canada, Lufthansa seat sale with fares from $689,Almost forgot to put up today’s update! News, Tips & Tricks Last week we brought you the details of the great offer to earn Quadruple Aeroplan Miles for IHG stays. Unfortunately at that time the link that IHG provided us didn’t include the promo code so no one could register. The good news is that has been fixed and you can now register for the offer. Click here to read our post from last week with the updated link or simply register here. There are also new Aeroplan bonuses for Accor and Fairmont stays which you can find in our bonus offers section below!Be sure to check out the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Fall Award Ticket sale. While their drop down list doesn’t show their Canadian cities all five are included for flights to/from Seattle. Vancouver and Victoria are 5,000 miles one way while Calgary, Edmonton and Kelowna are 7,500 miles each way. Seeing that you can get 25,000 Miles with the Alaska Airlines MasterCard these types of redemptions are so easily achievable with miles to spare! Find out more hereDon’t forget about our promotion where you can get a $250 Gift Card from Rewards Canada…

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Sept. 2, 2015: Average rates on new credit card offers remained unchanged again this week, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report.

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