This post is part of a project by the Personal Finance Network - see the other posts in this series at the bottom of the page. If you are heading off to some sort of post-secondary education this fall such as college or university and you hav…

Welcome to the Back to School Guide brought to you by the Personal Finance Network! As a group of cost conscious bloggers we’ve put together a student (and parent) guide to saving big bucks for heading back to school. Going back to school is …

This post is part of a “Back to School Guide” group writing project by the Personal Finance Network. More articles on the subject are at the end of this post. It’s back-to-school time in many areas, which means trips to the office supply stor…

[This post is part of a group writing project titled "Back to School" on the Personal Finance Network. You may also want to check out Work, Life and School for Graduate Students by Clever Dude, Back To School: Get Your Educational Finances In…

It’s that time of year again - school buses are clogging the roadways and students everywhere are issuing collective groans as they head back to school. Here’s hoping you didn’t have to spend too much money on school supplies! Did you find a…

The list of back-to-school "essentials" has grown in recent years, making the end of summer a time dreaded by cash-strapped parents.  I priced my local elementary's list of required supplies for a first-grade student at Staples yest…