August 2015

If you're like us at IC$, you're likely wondering where the summer went! With the weeks passing by so quickly, and many school districts starting up earlier this year, it's not too early to be thinking about the upcoming school year. So we've put together resources to help you be prepared well in advance:

Create Cheap, Healthy Lunches for your Kids
Saving Money on Back to School Essentials
New Paid Sick Time in Oregon

All the best,

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Create Cheap, Healthy Lunches for your Kids

By Rachel Stein

With the start of school, it's time to consider healthy, inexpensive, and easy-to-pack lunches for your kids again. Sandwiches are the first thing many of us think of for lunch, but lunch can be so much more!

Saving on Back to School Essentials

by Rachell Hall

Sending your students back to school can be a real budget-buster if you are not prepared for the increase in expenses. Here are 8 savvy tips to help you keep a little more cash in your pocket, find the best prices, all while you meet the needs of your children.

New Paid Sick Time in Oregon
By Andrea Kerwin

When summer ends, and children go back to school, it can feel like a break for some parents. However, there's a good chance that your child will miss a day or two of school throughout the year due to illness or another important reason. For many parents this means that they will have to miss work to care for their child. Luckily for Portland parents, that now will likely not mean missing a day's worth of income.