Christmas spending is leaving parents broke for school costs

Christmas spending is leaving parents broke for school costs

By Anita Dangazele After overspending every December, the mother was forced to borrow money for uniforms and stationery each January. By using her December bonus and stokvel payout for school costs, she says she no longer starts the year in debt. As the new school year begins, many parents are scrambling to buy uniforms and stationery after heavy Christmas spending. But East London mother Noluvo Kobo says she learned the hard way that December…