I know some of us are still basking in the summer sun and ignoring the fact that shorter school days are just around the corner.

If you’re looking for some easy ways to save on Back to School costs this year, you’ve come to the right place! Here you’ll find lots of tried and true tips for saving the most money on everything on your back to school shopping lists.

USE CASH BACK SITES TO SHOP

If you’re going to shop online, make sure you sign up to shop using a site that gives you cash back for your purchases.

Here are a few of my faves: – Ibotta – Fetch – Shopkick – Topcashback

USE FREE AMAZON GIFT CARDS

Another great way to cut your shopping costs for back to school is to use free Amazon Gift cards to shop with. Swagbucks gives you many ways to earn points by doing things you already do online.

Once you earn enough points, you can use them to redeem gift cards from Amazon, Target, Starbucks, eBay, Walmart, Sam’s Club, or Uber. You can earn these free gift cards and save them up all year to do your back to school shopping with.

SHOP THRIFT STORES

Once you’ve taken inventory of what your kids already have and created your budget, you might want to consider checking your local thrift stores for more expensive items like jeans and hoodies.

Swipe up TO READ MORE!