Gadgets, shoes to lift back-to-school spending
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U.S. families will shell out almost  $564 for back-to-school merchandise this year as student demand  for hot electronics and trendy footwear drives up the cost of  returning to school, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
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Airline tickets are up, school  tuitions are up, gasoline is way up. Salaries? Eh, not so much.  Here's a list of ideas for pinching pennies without giving up  fun this summer.
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NEW YORK -- With a weak back-to-school season behind them, the nation's retailers are focused on the holidays and what steps they need to take to get consumers excited about shopping again. That could mean some quick merchandise changes and more aggressive discounting than they originally planned.
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In recent years, thousands of the nation's teachers have claimed a deduction of up to $250 on their federal income tax returns for out-of-pocket costs for crayons, construction paper and other classroom supplies.
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Tips on how to save for your child's education.
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Learn what percent of your income you're spending on things.
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Invest early, invest often to be able to meet the rising cost of college in the future.
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Consumer electronics - such as computers, iPods and cellphones - are expected to charge up this year's back-to-school sales to an estimated $18.4 billion, according to an industry report released Tuesday.
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By C.S. Lee  DEAR Editor,  THE other day, I read an interesting interview with Microsoft's Bill Gates.  One of the things he mentioned was the introduction of a light- weight computer that children can bring to school to replace heavy textbooks.
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The program that helps link schools and libraries to the Internet has resumed spending after a cash-flow crunch that delayed more than &#36;400 million in projects.
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If you haven't had enough of shopping, here's more.
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The new desktops, priced between $600 and $715, target families, students and small businesses.
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Video games are great back-to-school items -- and they're also great investments.
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iPods and cell phones top the gadget list for penny-pinching students, and few hit campus without a PC.
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By TOBY WALNE  A COMPUTER is a standard piece of kit for today's student, but buying the latest technology need not break the bank. It is possible to buy a reliable computer for less than Pounds 500 and there are plenty of student discounts for software and peripheries.
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Shoe and clothing makers are in a race  to offer gadget-ready gear, from jackets with iPod controls to  basketball sneakers that pump out digital music.
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FRIDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Parents have two more items to add to their back-to-school checklist: an eye check for their children and a review of their computer workstation for possible causes of eye strain.