Are You Ready to Spend $245 Sending Your Kid Back to School?

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According to a new survey, parents are spending an average of $244 to send each kid back to school this year.  Here are the main costs:

1. New clothes and shoes, $130.

2. Equipment for their sports or clubs, $33.

3. School supplies and a backpack, $47.

4. Technology, $34.

The survey also found 11% of parents will turn to THEIR parents to get them to pay for some of that.

(Daily Mail)