Dress Pinning Party - Win $250

 

 
School’s back in session and football season is here! You know what that means – Homecoming’s next!

To celebrate this time-honored scholastic holiday, ModCloth is hosting a Party Dress Pinning Party on Pinterest! Enter by 9/12 to win one of two $250 ModCloth gift certificates. 

How do you enter? Find out more on the ModCloth blog: blog.modcloth.com/2013/09/05/party-dress-pinning-party/

Most importantly, spend some quality time perusing the ModCloth homecoming dress section to find the dress of your dreams! Check them all out here: ModCloth Homecoming Dresses

 

Wordless Wednesday (Linky) - 4th Grader

First Day Of 4th Grade.  I can't believe it.  It seems like not so long ago I was walking her to her first day of pre-school. 

Back To School Giveaway - Over 150 Prizes & Winners

I am so excited to bring you this awesome giveaway with so many cool prizes.  Start off back to school with a bang and enter now.  Good luck to everyone.

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Open TO USA ONLY:   Aug 1st-Aug 14th.

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#BTS Shopping Cash Giveaway - 3 Winners

Welcome to the Back To School Cash Back Event

Organized By: Mom to Bed by 8 and Co-Hosted by: Budget Earth, My Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Life, All About the Mommies and Capri's Coupons.

Ebates is the pioneer and leader of online Cash Back Shopping. The company was founded in 1998 by two Deputy District Attorneys in Silicon Valley who used to prosecute online fraud & identity theft before starting Ebates (so you can be sure we are very into secure online transactions!).

 So go ahead, sign up and start shopping now. Joining Ebates is always free - you'll never pay us anything. And four times a year or more, they will mail you a Big Fat Check, transfer the money to your PayPal account or even offer you an Amazon E-Code if you'd prefer. They can even send the money to your favorite charity. How cool is that? No matter your choice it will always be 100% free.

How Ebates Works:

Ebates pays members cash back every time they shop online as well as provide them with the best coupons and deals online. To date, Ebates has paid over $85,000,000 in cash to its members. That's a lot of pocket change and why over 12 million people have joined Ebates. So why wait? Join Ebates today!

Here are just a few of my favorite Back To School cash back deals:

• eBags - Up to 65% off of school and laptop packs shipped free +12% cash back
• Walmart - School uniforms from $4.50 +2% cash back
• JCPenney - 30% off Kid's Arizona + 4% cash back
• Justice - 40% off any order +3.5% cash back

If you haven’t joined Ebates yet, this is the time to do it. Ebates offers refer a friend benefits where you traditionally earn $5.00 for every new qualified member you refer. Right now in addition to this they are offering,: Refer 3 new friends and we’ll add a $30 bonus in your Ebates account! That’s $45 in total!

Signing up for Ebates is easy and membership is free.

In fact it only takes about 15 seconds. Just enter your email, selected password and who referred you. Then click start shopping and you are ready to start earning cash back bonuses.

Three lucky readers will receive a bit cash to get you in the saving spirit {$100, $75 and $50 winners}!

Giveaway ends August 12th at 11:59pm, open to US residents, ages 18+. To enter please use the Rafflecopter form below. Good luck.

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Back To School Tips & Giveaway

Welcome to the Back to School Blast!

Getting your family prepared to head back to school, can be difficult especially after a long, fun-filled summer. Here are a few of our favorite Back to School Tips to help you along the way.

1. Back-to-School Supplies Checklist - Backpack? Check. Pencils? Check. Safety scissors? Not Yet. Use the same checklist each time you head out to grab supplies, to keep track of what you have already purchased and the things you still need to. These are also handy if you have more than one child. Simply print 2, 3, 4 list and add their name to the top.

2.  Check on hand  before buying  - I always seem to collect some new supplies throughout the year such as notebooks, folders or crayons.  Check around your house first to see what you already have before heading to the store.

3.  Adjust bedtime -   During the summer I let my daughter have a later bedtime.  A couple of weeks before school starts I have her start going to bed a little bit earlier each night until she reaches her regular school night bedtime.

4.  Schedule - Get a dry erase board and hang it where everyone in the family will clearly see it.  Use it to make a weekly calendar with everyone's daily schedule.  This way no one will get confused about dates, times or forget a school event.  

5.  Get them excited - Kids don't always like for summer to end and going back to school.  Get them excited about it by letting them help pick out their school supplies  or talking about some of the fun events that will be coming up at school.  Make it fun:)

The Back to School Blast was organized by Mom Powered Media.

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One lucky winner will receive a $1,000 Visa Gift Card!

Giveaway ends August 15th at 11:59pm, open worldwide, ages 18+. If the winner resides outside of the US, they will receive Paypal cash. To enter please use the Rafflecopter form below. Good luck.

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How I Saved On Back To School

It's that wonderful time of year when the kiddos go back to school.  This can also be a costly time of year.  I only have one child to gear up so that does help.

My daughter and I have a back to school ritual that helps save on the amount of supplies we have to buy.  The first thing we do is go through her closet. Our school has a dress code of polo shirts with jeans or khakis.   She had 4 brand new pair of jeans  that she only wore a couple of times at the end of last year, and they even fit better now.   We also came up with 5 polos  that were still in good condition and 4 pairs of shorts.

After the closet, we go through our desks.  I didn't even realize I had so many office supplies that hadn't even been opened yet.  My daughter also found some unused items left from last school year.  We already have half  the list  taken care of and we didn't even leave the house. 

Now it's shopping time.  I go online and check for some deals and free printable coupons. I usually start on Facebook and go from there.  You can get a deal everyday at Old Navy.  Just go to their Facebook fan page and click the Reveal A Deal button.  If you sign up on Payless Shoe Source's website, they send you a coupon for 20% off your first purchase.

I spent less then $10 getting the rest of her 3rd grade supply list at HEB.  I also received a coupon for $10 off $25 or more at Payless Shoe Source with my receipt.  Yeah:)

Here is the rest of my savings:

Old Navy - 2 polo shirts, 1 pair of khaki shorts and a 3 pk. of socks
Total purchase - $40.52
Savings received - $10 Super Cash on my next purchase
                             10% off my next purchase for doing a short
                              survey from my receipt    
                              And yes, these discounts can both be used at the
                              same time!

    

    Payless Shoe Source - 1 pair of sneakers and 3 pk of socks
        Total purchase - $29.46
        Savings              -10.00  (coupon from HEB)
        Total Spent        $19.46






 

Amazon - backpack, lunch box and thermos
Total purchase - $52.49
Savings                -  7.87  free super saver shipping
                                  -44.62  gift certificates (received from my
                                               paid survey earnings)   
Total Spent         $0.00

3 store total purchases = $122.47    Total out of pocket exp = $  59.98    

 Total Saved = $62.49

That's a 51% savings (as I high five myself.)  Saving money just makes me so happy:)

How do you save on back to school?  Share your tips, tricks and deals in the comments.  Let's all have a safe and happy school year.