“Clothes. With girls, everything has to match.”

— B.J. Scully, cafeteria aid, Leavenworth

“New clothes. I have a girl and a boy. It's the most expensive thing out there right now.”

— Larry Sinks, self-employed, Lawrence

“Tuition for Montessori school.”

— Tamara Fairbanks-Ishmael, caregiver, Lawrence

“Clothes. Everything else costs about the same, but the clothes keep going up. Fashion is a big part of school these days.”

— Daimon Logan, apartment manager, Topeka