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!
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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!
Lisa B.
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Lisa B.
I have saved money this year for back to school by shopping Walgreens and paying attention to the baragains they offer. With a teenage daughter, make-up is a back to school essential, and I’ve been able to get hers for next to nothing.
Michelle B
My best budget tip for saving on back to school supplies is to shop the sales. I love to take advantage of those free deals at CVS and roll my ECB’s each week into the new school supplies deals to get the most bang for my buck. I would love to take the Walmart Challenge!
kimbly
I’m another advocate of the “shop early/use coupons/bargain hunt” theory. That’s the best way I’ve found to stay on a back to school budget.
Shilo Beedy
We save money by buying are kids clothes and supplies at walmart. They always have the cheaper prices for the most part. I picked up a few summer clothes for next year for my kids since the prices are so cheap at the moment. Try to buy out of season as it’s the best way to get everything cheap.
Kieley
My back to school shopping strategy is to shop early and when I go into staples for school supplies, i only buy the things that are on sale. As far as clothes go, I have found shopping Kohl’s clearance racks is a great way to get nice shirts/ sweaters for $5-10 each. I sure hope I win the gift card!
Jamie Yonash
I have cut my back to school budget by using leftover school supplies from last year! I would love to win this gift card!
Margie
My best strategy for saving money is to use gift cards that I have earned throughout the year through the Mypoints program and watch the sales.
Christy
Luckily, my son’s school gives them all the supplies they need. For clothing, I shop year round. I keep an eye out for great off season clearance prices and shop thrift stores. I also make sure that my son wears “play clothes” when he plays, not school clothes.
Christy
I’m already a subscriber.
Christy
And I already joined the chat forum.
Heather
Make a list of needs and wants. Buy the needs on sale and search for the wants online to find the best price.
Heather
I am a subscriber.
courtney s
my best back to school tip is pack double of everything!!!!
mary
I try to shop year round. I look for items on sale and I try to buy a bigger size so it will fit the next school year. I always look for coupons also. That saves a lot.
victoria
This is so great! My two boys are 7 years apart but the great thing is my oldest is small and my 5 year old can wear his old stuff. I buy every year for my 12 year old and the following year my youngest can wear it. I save so much that way. The pants that have holes I buy cool patches that my kids like and iron them on. The ones that are really bad I cut and make shorts. I also use coupons for almost everything I buy that way I have a little extra for my kids during school. thanks
Linda Shifflett
I make a list of clothes and sizes that I need to purchase, along with school supplies. I look all summer long for sales and purchase them then. Try to always keep my eyes open for sales and clearance on school supplies that can be put away for a later time.
courtney s
got your button
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Linda Shifflett
I am a subscriber by email.
Angela Winesburg
When it comes to food, we always buy in bulk, there are 5 people in our household and it helps out on the budget significantly! Thanks for the chance!
courtney s
subscriber
Brian
My tip is to learn and use the CVS ecb program. I have obtained most of my daughters school supplies for free!!!!
maria
the most $$ thing we buy on 1 single item is backpacks so I usually wait get some backpacks and lunch bags @ target when they go 75% off. Last BTS I paid less than $5 each for super thick backpacks that my kids are using this BTS. I usually buy something that wont go out of style like for my 5 year old I bought him spiderman. He is popular every year. My daughter who is 9 I usually buy her any cutsy kind. I stay away from movie themes lime camp rock, bc the following year, it isnt cool anymore! lol
Heather P.
I always stock up on seasonal clearance items. I just get a larger size that way they can wear it for next year.
Danetta
For school supplies, I buy them when they put them on sale and I stock up on them and use some for the following year. Clothes, I buy some off season and some when they have the state tax free weekend. Other items that I know are going to cost a little more, like shoes and clothes, I search online to see where I can get the best buy at.
Danetta
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Danetta
I subscribe via RSS
simone
i purchase clothes for my daughter at walmart when they have a sale;even though its like a sale all year found.
Heather P.
i am a subscriber
Sara
I buy clothes at the end of winter and summer for the following year to save big on back to school shopping.