From overpriced décor to duplicate appliances, here's how families can avoid common back-to-college spending traps and focus on true essentials. Families will spend an average of $1,325 per student on ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Stepping into your new college dorm room on move-in day can be a mixed bag. It’s a blank slate, a ...

Influencers are making money online by recommending dorm products and designs to families, who spend thousands of dollars on back-to-college shopping. Credit...Kendrick Brinson for The New York Times ...

As if higher education wasn’t costly enough, there’s also the back-to-school shopping of it all — which is exciting, of course, but can also get pricey pretty quick when you’re outfitting a full dorm ...