5 New Tips for Back to School Shopping

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin

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🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Forget the old, tired back to school shopping hacks you hear every year— today, Nicole is sharing five tips that will change the way you shop this season. Get three more back to school savings tips when you subscribe to Nicole's newsletter. This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, or legal advice. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial advisor before making any financial decisions or investments. All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. Public Investing offers a High-Yield Cash Account where funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance; Public Investing is not a bank. Cryptocurrency trading services are offered by Bakkt Crypto Solutions, LLC (NMLS ID 1890144), which is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the NYSDFS. Cryptocurrency is highly speculative, involves a high degree of risk, and has the potential for loss of the entire amount of an investment. Cryptocurrency holdings are not protected by the FDIC or SIPC. *APY as of 6/30/25, offered by Public Investing, member FINRA/SIPC. Rate subject to change. See terms of IRA Match Program here: public.com/disclosures/ira-match.

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0:00.0	I'm Nicole Lapin, the only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand.
0:06.9	It's time for some money rehab.
0:15.0	If you're a parent or really even just someone who has been in a store lately, you've probably seen the signs.
0:21.8	Literally, it is back to school season, and that means sales.
0:25.9	Kind of.
0:26.9	As an aside, this is my first back to school season as a mom, and even though my daughter is only
0:31.3	eight months old right now and is a pretty long ways away from school, although she is a genius,
0:36.6	so who knows?
0:39.3	I cannot wait to buy her a little baby backpack. So freaking cute. Anyways, when the time comes, I will be using the best
0:44.5	hacks for back-to-school savings. Definitely not the old tired tips, like use coupons or buy used
0:50.9	or look for bogo deals. You do not come to money rehab for crusty old tips.
0:55.1	You come to money rehab for fresh advice that you can't find anywhere else.
0:59.4	So today I'm going to share five unique, non-obvious back-to-school shopping tips
1:03.2	that will actually help you save money, no fluff, no recycled advice,
1:07.1	just real strategies that you have not heard a thousand times before.
1:12.8	So number one, shop Costco without a membership and poach their back-to-school deals. You do not have to be a member to buy
1:18.5	some of the best back-to-school staples at warehouse prices. And no, Costco is not a sponsor here.
1:24.3	They just do have some of the best wholesale type pricing in the game.
1:28.2	So here's how to shop there without the membership. Ask a friend with a membership to load a
1:33.2	Costco's shop card. That's Costco's gift card. You can use it in store without a membership.
1:38.6	And while you're there, raid the discounted third party gift cards. So think Nike, Old Navy,
1:45.9	restaurants for team dinners,
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