Ten Tips For Saving Money During The Back-To-School Season

1. Before going out to buy school supplies check to see what is leftover from last year.

2. Check the Summer clearance racks. T-shirts and tank tops can be worn under cardigans and skirts can be worn over tights.

3. Buy snacks for lunches when you see them on sale and use coupons for extra discounts.

4. Look at the ads in the Sunday newspaper to see where school supplies can be found cheapest each week.

5. Garage sale and resale season is still going strong. Check their for back-to-school clothing basics.

6. Girls can buy trendy accessories to pair with last year's clothes to bring them up to style.

7. Sell old clothes at places like Plato's Closet and Once Upon a Child and use the money you make to buy new clothes.

8. Instead of backpacks consider using a tote bag to carry school supplies. Some can be found for $1 at local stores.

9. Wait to buy new shoes until stores have Buy 1 Get 1 or Buy 1 Get 1 Half off sales.

10. Look online for coupon codes before making online purchases. A great site is Retail Me Not.


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Playtex Contest

I wanted to let everyone know about a contest going on at Playtex. Playtex recently launched a new website where women can go to apply for a bra makeover or nominate a friend for one. 10 winners will be chosen and flown to New York to receive a Bra Makeover with style expert, Alison Deyette. Alison is a fashion expert who has been featured on TV and in magazines. The last day to apply is this Friday, May 21st.

Disclosure: By posting this information, I am entered into a contest to win a free bra from Playtex.

Five Fun Family Vacation Activities Your Kids Will Love

Fun Family Vacation ActivitiesVisit Williamsburg

We don't get to go on many family vacations but when the boys are a couple years older I would love to take them to:

1) Walt Disney World
2) San Francisco, California
3) Wisconsin Dells
4) Camping
5) Downtown Chicago ("our" city)

You can read more about family friendly vacations here.

Disclaimer: I wrote this blog post while participating in the Williamsburg Tourism and TwitterMoms blogging program for a chance to get a $50 gift card. For more information on how you can participate, click here.