School supplies are expensive – even when you buy them on sale. It all adds up so quickly, notebooks, pens, calculators, computers, the books themselves (for college ages). Here are five quick tips that show you how to save money on school supplies. 1)     Shop Online – Those expensive graphing calculators shouldn’t terrify you. A quick visit to Amazon.ca and you can find both new and used graphing calculators for a fraction of the in-store cost. 2)     Buy in bulk – If you know you are going to need 5 – 10 notebooks, but one bulk pack rather than the individual decorative ones. The same goes for pens, markers, crayons and highlighters. These types of things also make excellent holiday gifts for teachers, so if you purchase more than your child can use save them up and give them as appreciation gifts. 3)     Shop with a friend – Grab a friend and shop together to realize huge savings. You can combine this with buying in bulk, split the cost and you will both come out ahead. 4)     Recycle old supplies – It’s not easy to talk our little ones into using last year’s supplies but it does make good financial sense. Rip