Back to school spending expected to hit record heights

(NBC News) The average household spending for back to school is hitting record heights, with a big chunk of that going towards tech.
According to the National Retail Federation, consumers are going to spend about $1,673 on back-to-school items this year, which is about a three percent increase from 2018.
When you break it down, that’s almost $700 on average for K-12 and nearly $1,000 for back to college.
But forget the pencils and notebooks, electronics will be the big-budget buster this