Combined spending on the return to school and college is expected to surpass 2021’s record of $108.1 billion. Back-to-school spending per child is expected to increase 8{5b4d37f3b561c14bd186647c61229400cd4722d6fb37730c64ddff077a6b66c6} from 2021 to an average of $661 per child. Compared to the 2021-2022 school year, consumers are bargain shopping, buying more generic products, and making do with last year’s items. The school year hasn’t officially started for all Americans, but there’s already a lesson learned: We’re spending more on back-to-school shopping. Students returning to school or college have a host of needs: books and supplies, new clothes and shoes, a computer or other electronics, and, perhaps, furniture and goods to outfit a college dorm room.…