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Fall is fast approaching,聽and soon students聽of all ages--from kindergarten to college--will have to say goodbye to the carefree days of summer, and hello to a new semester.

If聽you're gearing up for the new school year, you're going to need some fresh supplies, and we all know that ain't cheap. Here are some of our best back-to-school deals and student freebies to help you maximize your money throughout the year!

School Supplies

• Barnes & Noble聽-- Save up to 90 percent off used textbooks.
• Microsoft聽Store聽-- Students can save $30 on Windows 8.1 Pro AND get a free upgrade to Windows 10 Pro when they order online and enter the name of the school they'll be attending in the fall.
• MYHABIT聽-- Shop durable SwissGear backpacks starting at just $19.
• Oakley Vault聽-- Get an Oakley Streetman backpack in lightning green or pacific blue for just $18!
• Office Depot/OfficeMax聽-- Shop select Texas Instruments calculators starting at $12.99.
• Personalized Planet聽-- Make your mark with a personalized backpack for just $23 when you promo code BRADBTS at checkout. Best of all, shipping is free!
• Staples聽-- Through August 8, you can get a 60 pack of BIC Round Stic Ballpoint Pens for just $3 online, and shipping is free for聽Staples Rewards Members.

Dorm & Apartment Essentials

• Choxi聽-- Get a 48-piece Essex Kitchen Knives & Utensils Starter Pack for just $33!
• Designer Living聽-- Select Intelligent Design comforter sets have dropped from $95-$120 to just $39.99, and are available in twin, twin XL, full and queen sizes.
• Macy's
  • Get a solid or printed聽Microfiber Sheet Set聽starting at $9 when you use promo code RENEW at checkout.
  • These聽Charter Club Classic Pima Cotton Bath Towels聽start at just $6.
• Walmart
  • Get an聽83-piece Gibson Home Essential kitchen combo set聽for just $50!
  • Futons are on sale starting at just $98!
  • Snatch up this versatile聽Techni Mobili Retractable Comupter Desk聽for just $81 (down from $106) while supplies last.
  • The聽Kebo Futon Soft Bed聽has dropped in price from $149 to just $87 online.

Student Freebies & Discounts

• Academic Superstore聽-- Students and teachers can save up to 75 percent off Adobe software.
• Amazon聽-- Get a 6-month free trial of Amazon Student when you sign up with a valid .edu address.
• ASOS聽-- Students take 10 percent off all online purchases.
• Best Buy聽-- Best Buy is currently having a sale for college students who follow the link and sign up with a .edu address.
• Levi's聽-- Students can save 15 percent off sitewide.
• Microsoft聽-- Spend just $80, and students can get four years of Microsoft Office 365 University.

Many states offer tax-free holidays聽on a wide variety of back to school items from computers to apparel to supplies. Ditching the tax on your back to school shopping can save you big time, so here is a list of the remaining聽tax聽holidays聽around the country:

• Alabama -- August 7-9
• Connecticut -- August 16-22
• Florida -- August 7-16
• Iowa -- August 7-8
• Louisiana -- August 7-8
• Maryland -- August 9-15
• Massachusetts -- August 15-16 (unconfirmed)
• Missouri -- August 7-9
• New Mexico -- August 7-9
• Ohio -- August 7-9
• Oklahoma -- August 7-9
• South Carolina -- August 7-9
• Tennessee -- August 7-9
• Texas -- August 7-9
• Virginia -- August 7-9

For more information on these upcoming tax-free holidays,聽check out our recent blog post on the subject. For聽more college student discounts, take a look at聽our list of more than聽40 student discounts聽for everything from restaurants to apparel to travel and everything in between, and click below to browse our entire collection of back to school deals for the 2015-2016 school year!

This article first appeared in Brad's Deals.