Miss Pennypincher: Tot up your savings on term-time essentials

Finding bargain uniforms and textbooks is child’s play if you know where to look, says Melanie Wright. It’s back to school for millions of children in the next couple of weeks, and parents face the usual strain on their purse strings as they stock up on new uniforms, textbooks and other essentials before the start of term. The good news is that shops are falling over themselves to undercut each other on many... [read full story]