September is approaching, and as every year in many homes the return to the children's school causes calculators to be drawn and accounts made. And it is not for less: as I read today, the return to school for schoolchildren will cost an average of 825 euros per student, mainly between clothes, footwear and material, including textbooks.
The Federation of Independent Users and Consumers (FUCI) has reported that in public centers The cost will be about 528 euros, 783 if it is a concerted one and the amount amounts to 1,164 if you opt for a private school.
As for the communities, Madrid is the most expensive (1,072 euros on average), followed by Catalonia and Valencia. Meanwhile, Galician families are the ones that will have less money to pay (less than 700 euros), followed by those of Aragon and Castilla la Mancha.
Anyway, remember that you always have to try to reduce unnecessary expenses in terms of clothing and material. Much clothing from last year can still be used, as well as the study, pencils, pens ...
Why buy a new backpack if the one from last year still works? Hopefully it spoils to renew it ... Take advantage of clothes, even uniforms, older brothers or friends, and the same with textbooks and other materials, is also a good option to save.
And, of course, take advantage of the scholarships that in certain circumstances some families may request, although unfortunately these are not enough or are very widespread in many cases. This is also the case with public subsidies which cover fundamental expenses, such as textbooks, aid that should be generalized.
