Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for August 19, 2001

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DAD: Nate? How do they look son? Nate? NATE: I'm not coming out. MONEY MATTERS with your host Biff Biffwell and special guest... CONSUMER REPORTER CELINE PAYCHEK!! BIFF: Hi, Celine! CELINE: Nice to be here, Biff! BIFF: Celina, it's back-to-school time again! Any shopping tips for parents trying to save a few pennies? CELINE: Absolutely, Biff. Don't be fooled by all the so-called "sales!" That's the stuff the stores want you to buy! Instead check out the items marked "clearance." Your 11-year-old son might want a backpack like everyone else's but why pay more? Here's a perfectly good "Pinky The Pony" pack for half the cost! And Biff, who needs some fancy-pants notebook with all those pockets, compartments and zippers? This plain brown binder is a steal and the water damage is minimal! Then, of course, there's the matter of clothes! Your children might beg you for "nice" clothes that "fit" and :look good"...and might I add, cost an arm and a leg! Why pay through the nose? What's more important? Some pair of pants your kid's going to outgrow or saving your precious hard-earned money?? DAD: We'll take 'em! NATE: **SIGH**