Tune in all week for hot Back-To-School Giveaways. I’ve got some great prizes for the kids, with a couple of special prizes to pamper mom!!! Look for a new 48-hour giveaway each morning and each afternoon, and be sure to check out all of the current giveaways for other great prizes!
This post wasn’t included in the email that went out to subscribers today, so I’m republishing it and extending the giveaway for 12 hours to make sure everyone has a chance to enter!
Walmart wants to help you stretch your back-to-school clothing budget. With basics priced at just $10 or less, you can dress your student for an entire week for under $50!
Yeah, yeah, yeah . . . I was a little skeptical too, but Walmart provided me with a $50 gift card to check it out for myself, and I’m happy to report that it’s absolutely true. I got all of the items pictured below for just $53!
Yeah, so I exceeded my budget just a tad, but my oldest boys are thrilled at the additions to their back-to-school wardrobe! We don’t have hand-me-downs since they’ve worn the same size for as long as I can remember (they’re 12 months apart), so I’m thrilled at how these savings have stretched our clothing budget.
Would you like to take the $50 Walmart Back-To-School Challenge?
Walmart wants to challenge one of my readers to dress your student for $50 or less by providing you with a $50 Walmart Gift Card.
Options for boys include:
- Starter Dazzle Shorts, $3
- Faded Glory Short-Sleeved Crew Shirt (stripes or solids), $3.50
- Faded Glory Polo Shirt (stripes or solids), $5
- Starter Screened T-Shirt, $5
- Faded Glory Jeans, $6
- Starter Breakaway Pants, $7
Options for girls include:
- Faded Glory Tank Top, $2.50
- Faded Glory Shorts, $2.50
- Faded Glory Crew Tee, $3.50
- Faded Glory Mix and Match Top, $5
- Faded Glory Mix and Match Scooter, $5
- Faded Glory Leggings, $5
- Faded Glory Fashion Scarf Top, $9
- Faded Glory Jeans, $10
- Faded Glory Cargo Pants, $10
To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment sharing your favorite back-to-school savings tip. How have you cut your back-to-school shopping budget the most this year?
Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!
Methods of entry:
1. Leave a comment. Tell me your best back-to-school savings strategy. Share your tips for saving on supplies, lunches, clothing and more!
2. Add Deal Seeking Mom to your blogroll or add my badge to your sidebar. Make sure to come back and leave the link to your site in a separate comment!
3. Join the new Deal Seeking Mom Forums to chat about your great finds, special coupon codes, and chances to win exclusive giveaways. Leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve joined or that you’re already a registered user!
4. Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry! Leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so. If you’re already a subscriber, simply leave a separate comment letting me know you’re already subscribed. Lovin’ my subscribers! You guys make this all possible.
Prize:
$50 Walmart Gift Card
This giveaway ends at noon EST on Wednesday, August 18. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email on and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!
While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!
Lauren
Pack lunches from home and make up containers or bags of snacks from larger bags rather than buying individual servings, way less money!
Lauren
I’m on the forum as clarinetb
Lauren
I’m subscribed to the blog
TARA!
I love to buy new clothing for my daughter at the end of each season for the upcoming seasons. You can always get great deals with all the markdowns! As the next season approaches, we shop in her “new clothes tub” for all new goodies. She loves “shopping”!!!
TARA!
I subscribe to the email updates
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TARA!
I’m on your forums too. Ohh I would love to do some shopping at Wal-Mart!
Gabriel J.
I always read the specials and buy accordingly.
Mike Weisberg
i want to win
Carina
Thrift Stores!! They have literally saved me for almost two years now.
Lucy Schwartz
Always try on last years clothes to salvage what still works. this is not popular but necessary. A lot of times they have grown and don’t fit . I t also allows for an appreciation for the new.
Amy Hawkins
Oh how I’d love to win this! I’ve been trying to save on lunches by making my own things instead of buying them prepackaged. For example, last week I got 7 FREE boxes of Rice Krispies (thanks to Raleys and coupons) so I’ve been making rice krispy treats to add to my sons lunch. Also, my son knows to put his empty ziploc bags back into his lunchbox and bring them home to be washed and re-used. It sounds sort of insane, but last year, I bought 1 box of 200 Ziplocs and it got us through the entire school year!
Amy Hawkins
I subscribe via Google Reader!
Deborah Wellenstein
As far as clothes are concerned, stick with the basics! Super trendy stuff will be passe in 2 months! Thanks!
Brent Dotson
MY favorite money saving tip is to teach your kid that labels don’t count. It’s the clothes that count, not the label.
My son doesn’t care who makes his shoes, shirts, whatever. Saves us a ton.
Carla
Buy most of your back-to -school clothes at thrift shops, with just a couple of new items from the store.
Kimberly
We stocked up on the free and nearly free school supplies at CVS, Walgreens, Staples, Wal-Mart, etc.
Thanks for the chance to win!
Lina
Well this prize would help my family a whole lot I have a six year old brother who could use the gift ;). Well me and my families strategy is to check in on the walmart website weekely and see what new deals and items are on clearance that way we don’t have to spend our money all at once just get the best deals at the right times. By doing that we can get all we need for his school clothes and it will come out cheaper than if we buy it all at once. Also to save on lunches check on the walmart bulk specials which save a lot and also allow you to get enough supply for 2 weeks or even more.
Oh I am also an EMAIL SUBSCRIBER!!! :).
Hope to hear from you soon
Beth M
I buy clothes at the children’s consignment sales around here.
Beth M
On my sidebar: https://simplylivingonabudget.blogspot.com/
Beth M
Subscribe by email.
Courtney S
I love Walmart. I stock up on the school supplies when they are cheap at the first of the year, that wayI have enought to last throughout the whole year and don’t have to buy them when the prices go out. They also have great clearance sales. I got my son 10 shirt for $3 each there so that helped alot keep costs down!
Dree
Buy the clothes online and use discount codes.
DeeAnn S
I buy most clothing at the local charity and second hand shops. School supplies are bought using coupons and bonus cards.
Wendy
I started watching for deals at the very beginning of summer, as soon as the deals began. And when stores have their 1 cent sales, I stock up. I still have leftovers from the previous years.
Wendy
I am a forum member – Wendy18.
Kathy Scott
We go to garage sales because my boys are growing like weeds and I can’t afford to keep them in clothes.
damon
Buy lunch snacks in bulk, it saves tons of monry, I know I have 3.
Amanda
Coupons!
Sylvie W.
Thrift stores offer great buys for clothing and accessories.
MANDY
BUY OFF SEASON, USE COUPONS ONLINE, BUY AT THRIFT AND EBAY AND PLACES LIKE ONCE UPON A CHILD… I HAVE 3 BOYS, 2ND, KINDERGARTEN AND PRE-K AND HAVE A BUDGET OF $100, IT MAKES LIFE INTERESTING…