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On the heels of summer comes a tumultuous time for working parents: back-to-school season. No sooner have they sorted out their dizzying summer schedules and pieced together summer childcare, a nightmare for many, than the start of the school year arrives to once again upend their routines and budgets.
The National Retail Federation estimates parents will shell out a record-breaking amount of cash on school shopping this year, nearly $900 for families with school-aged kids. But as parents check off the backpacks, computers, and apparel from their lists, for many, there are even more costs. With the
