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Get A Small Loan For School Supplies

School supplies are not supposed to exceed $25.

Well, school is around the corner and buying school supplies just adds to the excitement.  I remember when I was a kid getting to pick out a new lunch box and crayons.

However, these days it is ridiculous.  My daughter had to purchase a scientific calculator, a USB flash drive, dry erase markers etc...The total bill was over $100.

When I spoke with some teachers from the Fort Zumwalt School District, they said technically school supplies aren't supposed to go over $25.  

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I called around to see what other parents had paid for their school supplies.  I mean, maybe I didn't shop the deals offered at various stores.  But their bills were in the same range as mine, even though they shopped at different stores.

What happened to a Trapper Keeper and pencil box?  That's all we needed when I was a kid.  If the school wanted us to use calculators, they provided them.  All we were required to bring was looseleaf paper, some folders, a pen, a red grading pencil, pencils, erasers, glue and a ruler.

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Now the kids have to bring tissue boxes, sanitizing hand gel, anti-bacterial wipes and the other expensive items I listed above.

Come on folks.  Let's get real about what we're asking.

 

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