Forbes – Megan Gorman
“Over the next six weeks, 54 million school children will head back to school. In preparation for this rite of passage, American families will enter one of the biggest spending periods of the year. In fact, Deloitte’s 2018 Back to School Survey found that 29 million households will likely spend over $27.6 billion dollars on back-to-school items from clothing to supplies to electronics. This dollar amount breaks down to an average of $510 per child. No wonder this is an expensive and stressful time for many families.” (more)