School: Back to school shopping ripoffs?

Back to School Sales Tax Holiday is in August

August is that wonderful time of year when we break off that summer romance, kiss love goodbye and set the alarm clock for back to school days. In August 2007, Americans spent $7.5 billion on family clothing. In case you were wondering, America produces around 9.3 billion pounds of apples each year, with more than half of those apples produced by Washington State. There are 7.1 million teachers in the United States, so that should be plenty for your children to give the teacher and apple on the first day of school.

If you need some financial help with all that back-to-school shopping for the kids, the state sales tax holidays are already scheduled in most states. An excellent resource to learn more about the Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday is Associated Content Producer Irene Lynn's article titled: Back-to-School Sales Tax Takes A Holiday.

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If your kids are going to college, you can expect to pay on average around $14,203 for the school year on in-state tuition, room, and board at a four-year university or college. The average tuition, room, and board at a private school will cost you around $38,400 for the school year. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau) If you need help finding resources for your kids' college financial aid, college tuition assistance, college scholarships, student loans, work study programs, or any other way to help pay for college, you can check out these two great articles:

Digging for Dollars: Finding Scholarships and Financial Aid
Free Resources to Help You Find College Tuition Money

Scholarship Scams: What Everyone Should Know

After all that spending, kick back and enjoy these back-to-school songs on the school song MP3 playlist and watch these back-to-school movies. To view music videos of these back-to-school songs, click here.

Back-to-School MP3 Playlist of Best School Songs

High School Musical 3 Official Trailer
Boys of Summer by Don Henley and Billy Joel Live
Teacher by Jethro Tull
School Days by The Runaways
Swingin' School by Bobby Rydell
Back to School Again by The Four Tops
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard by Paul Simon
Rock N' Roll High School by The Ramones
Principal's Office by Young M.C.
To Sir, With Love by Lulu
School Day by Chuck Berry
Don't Be A Dropout by James Brown
Catholic Schoolgirls Rule by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Be True to Your School by The Beach Boys
Hot for Teacher by Van Halen
School of Rock by Jack Black
My Old School by Steely Dan
Back to School by The Deftones
We're All In This Together - High School Musical

Best Back-to-School Movies

High School Musical
High School Musical 2
Clueless
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Dead Poets Society
To Sir, With Love
School of Rock
Never Been Kissed
Legally Blond
Freaky Friday








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Buy what you need for the first day of school but don’t buy too much for the rest of the year. Some items, such as pencils and pens, might be useful to stock up on if there is a great sale. But since many stores overstock on items, you may actually be able to find some bargains by scanning for sales after the back to school rush is over.

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Nothing beats sitting back drinking a beer and watching the game, especially this time of year when both New York baseball teams are in the playoffs. Just about every bar in town claims to be a sports bar, but only a few truly are. Here is a list of some of the sports bars I have been to that I would recommend.

Scruffy Duffy’s located at 753 8th Avenue (Between 46th and 47th Streets). This is where the after work crowd goes to see the game. They have a half a dozen TV’s including several flat screens and one projection TV. No matter where you turn, you can see the game. They have plenty of beers to choose from and a pool table. It fills up quickly; so unless you get there early don’t expect to get a seat at the bar.

ESPN Zone located at 1472 Broadway right in the heart of Times Square. Well since this place is owned by ESPN, you know you will be able to see just about every game there is. They even have TV’s in the bathroom. However this place tends to be on the pricey side and is very touristy.

Riviera Sports Bar and Café located at 225 West 4th Street. This is the only bar in town where Yankee fans are not welcome. This place is known as a Red Sox bar.

Foley’s New York located at 18 West 33rd Street right next to the Empire State Building. If you love baseball this is the place to be, the entire bar is decorated with baseball pictures and memorabilia. Players from the Mets and Yankees as well as other teams often frequent this place after the game. They have plenty of TV’s and a nice beer selection.

Nevada Smith’s located at 74 3rd Avenue (Between 11th and 12th Street). This is the place to go if you want to watch European Football or soccer for those of us in the states. The crowds really get into the games with their singing and chanting. The games are shown live so the doors open as early as 7:00 AM.

Gin Mill located at 442 Amsterdam Avenue and 81st Street. With over fifteen televisions, there is always a game to watch. This is a great place to go on a Sunday afternoon to watch all the NFL games.

Third and Long located at 523 Third Avenue at 35th Street. A great place to meet after work as the prices are reasonable and there are plenty o TV’s to watch the game.

O’Hanlon’s Bar located at 349 East 14th Street (Between 1st and 2nd Avenue). This place has a good old-fashioned corner bar atmosphere. You can watch the game, play pool or throw darts. There is a distinct Irish flavor to the place and they pour a great pint of Guinness.

Molly Wee located at 402 8th Avenue. Located just outside of Madison Square Garden, if you are going to the game this is great place to meet beforehand. Many people also come in after the game to celebrate a victory or drown their sorrows.