Fears over rising prices — driven in part by President Donald Trump’s tariffs — are convincing some parents to shop early and even consider going into debt for their children’s school supplies.
According to a report from Intuit Credit Karma aimed at parents with school-age children, 39 percent of respondents said they can't afford their back-to-school shopping this year. In the same survey, 44 percent of respondents said they planned to go into debt to cover the costs of school shopping.
