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Hello, ignoble.experiment@arconati.us, and thank you for making room in your inbox for Parent Hacks. Got a hack you'd like to share? Send it to hacks@parenthacks.com along with your name and Web address (if you'd like us to link back to you). If you've got a Twitter user name, tell us that, too, so we can say hi. Too much email? Follow Parent Hacks on Twitter, or "like" Parent Hacks on Facebook! #ONEMoms: Landed in Kenya Nairobi, Kenya - July 21, 2011. View of Kibera from the railroad tracks. Photographed by Morgana Wingard. Last week, I shared my excitement about ONEWeek. Well, the group has landed in Kenya, and, starting tomorrow, we will begin receiving their daily dispatches. Already, the #ONEMoms Twitter updates are eye-opening, as are the Flickr photos. Follow along this week here at Parent Hacks, or on the ONEMoms landing page at ONE.org.   Visit Parent Hacks to read the responses to this post or leave your own! Best time to buy discounted school supplies? Talk amongst yourselves. Kendra asks: Every year, on the last day of school, my kids bring home a list of school supplies that will be required for the following year. And all summer, it sits and waits for that day when everything goes on sale for a dime and I can get crayons, folders, and backpacks at the lowest possible price (my kids are in elementary school, if that makes a difference). And I always seem to miss the best time. Either I wait too long or I go too early, but I always end up at the wrong time and pay more than I should and have to drive all over for the things I need. So do you (or your readers) know: When is the best time for those back-to-school sales? I imagine the answer will be slightly different depending upon when the school year starts in your town. Ours starts after Labor Day (early September), but others' start in mid-August. Here in Portland, the school supply sales seem to have hit this past weekend. I watch the Sunday newspaper ads and to get my shopping done as soon as I see them. Assuming I hit the sales, I buy all of my items at the same store, even if some are cheaper elsewhere. The time and stress saved is worth it to me. What about you? What's your strategy for saving money on school supplies?   Visit Parent Hacks to read the responses to this post or leave your own! More Recent Articles Weekend Catchup: highlights from the week of 7/18/11 Summer birthday party? On-sale school supplies make smart party favors. ONE Week in Kenya: Using our voices on behalf of the world's poorest Take better photos...with an index card Hack request: Biking with baby

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