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I am very excited to be a part of the BTS Backpack Pay It Forward Event! #payitforward I was given $25 to purchase a backpack and as many school supplies as possible to donate to someone in need. I will be donating my items to a little boy in my church who comes from a single parent home. I know that this will be such a special blessing to both he and his family! 

This was also special to me because I was able to take my 2 boys along to purchase the items to donate. I want them to realize that it is much more blessed to give than to recieve and this was a wonderful teaching moment for them.

We headed to several stores to purchase our items. My total came to just over $25 and I was able to utilize sales and coupons for some really great deals! 

WALMART

Backpack, $4.88

Hand Sanitizer, $1.98

Total with tax: $7.35

PUBLIX

2 pairs of Scotch Scissors BOGO, $2.09

4 packs of Paper Mate Pens BOGO, $1.99

Used 2 $1/2 Paper Mate Target coupons

2 packs of #2 Pencils $0.50 each

Total after coupons and tax: $5.07

OFFICE DEPOT

10 Folders @ $0.01 each

2 packs of Dry Erase Markers, $0.50 each

3 Inch Binders, $0.50 each

2 packs of Glue Sticks @ $0.50 each

1 pack of Highlighters @ $0.50 each

2 packs of clearanced Colored pencils @ $0.24 each

1 clearanced double pack of Kleenex tissues @ $0.50 each

Total with Tax: $5.08

TARGET

4 Mead Five Star 1 Subject Notebooks $1.50 each

Used 2 $1/2 Mead Subject Manuf. coupons from 8/4 SS insert

Stacked with 2 $1/2 Target Mead Five Star coupons HERE

Final: $2 or $0.50 each

4 Mead Five Star Folders $0.50 each

Used 2 $1/2 Mead Five Star coupons from the 8/4 SS insert

Final: FREE

1 Up & Up Eraser Pack, $1.84

1 Pencil Box, $0.99

1 Pencil Sharpener, $0.99

1 pack of filler paper, $0.88

1 Up & Up Drawing Pad, $1.50

Used $1.50/1 Up & Up School supplies Target coupon (no longer available)

3 packs of Bic Mechanical Pencils $1.17 each

Used 3 $1/1 Bic coupons from the 8/4 SS insert

1 pack of BIC highlighters, $1.59

Used 1 $1/1 Bic coupon from 8/4 SS insert

1 pack of Up & Up Markers @ $0.75 

2 packs of Up & Up crayons @ $0.25 each

Used FREE Crayon when you buy select Up & Up school supplies Target coupon HERE

Final after coupons and tax: $8.80

That brings my total for everything pictured to $26.30! I am very happy with all that I was able to purchase and these items will be such a special blessing!

About our sponsor: 

Campus Book Rentals is a company that offers students up to 90% off their textbooks! It not only allows students to save money, it helps students make money by providing services for students to rent out their textbooks to other students. Campus Book Rentals has been around since 2007, and continues to help students live a more affordable life. Campus Book Rentals is proud to sponsor such an amazing pay it forward event!

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Disclosure: I received $25 to purchase the items to donate for this event. I received no compensation for myself.

I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a BJ’s Back to School blogging event this past week in Tampa. It was so exciting to see the super deals that you can score in a wholesale club for all of your Back to School needs! Plus, did you know that BJ’s is the only wholesale club that accepts manufacturer’s coupons? On top of that, they offer their own store coupons that can be stacked with manufacturer’s coupons for some really sweet deals! 

I wanted to pass along some of the deals that I came across so that you can head on over to your local BJ’s to check them out as well! BJ’s offers more than just food items to fill those lunch boxes, they also offer school supplies, school uniforms, and even items for dorm room living.

Here are some of the items that I saw which you may want to check out as well while you are finishing up those back to school lists!

School Uniforms are priced in the $4.99-$6.99 range, which is a SUPER value!

How cute are these Retro items for dorm rooms?

6 Reams of HP All-in-One Paper only $6.99!

24 Sharpie Markers for $8.99!

8 pack of Composition Books for $5.99!

45 count bags of Healthy Helpings Fruit snacks only $5.99!

36-count bag of Frigo Cheese Sticks only $5.99!

16 count pack of Wholly Guacamole Snack Packs only $7.99!

6-Count packs of Lunchables only $4.99!

Yummy Chicken Caesar Wrap!

One of the fun things that I was able to enjoy at the Blogger event was the sampling of some healthy lunchbox makeover ideas! There were 3 items that we got to try out including the Strawberry and Goat Cheese Sandwich, Turkey Sandwich, Hummus, Carrots and Cookies and my favorite– the Chicken Caesar Wrap! You can check out all 3 of the recipe makeover ideas at www.bjs.com/preprally

Disclaimer: I was provided a BJ’s gift card and Back to school items for this event. All thoughts & opinions are 100% my own.

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I can hardly believe that I graduated from college over 11 years ago! I absolutely loved my college years and am thrilled that I was able to graduate with a degree in Elementary Education. One of the things that I distinctly remember about college is how expensive that my text books were each semester. Some of my books were well over $50. Then, I remember trying to resell the books down the road and only being offered a portion of that for it! 

I certainly wish that there had been a program like Campus Book Rentals when I was a College Student! Campus Book Rentals is a way for College-Goers to rent their books instead of buy them. This is such a wonderful idea and Forbes Magazine has named Campus Book Rentals “One of America’s Most Promising Companies.” In fact, Campus Book Rentals has rented out over 1 million books to date! That says alot about this remarkable program!

Here are some of the perks to Campus Book Rentals: 

• Save 40-90% off of Bookstore prices
• Free Shipping both ways
• Can Highlight in the textbooks
• Flexible Renting Periods

Another thing that I love about Campus Book Rentals is with each book rented they donate to Operation Smile. What is Operation Smile? This is a charity of compassionate people dedicated to healing cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities in children whose families cannot afford these services. What a wonderful way that we can help to touch the life of someone else in need!

Campus Book Rentals also offers another great idea that really sets them apart. You can rent out your text books to them with their Rent Back Program. This is a great way for you to make some extra money and the best part? Campus Book Rentals does all the work for you! Just print out your FREE Shipping label, Campus Book Rentals will rent your book for you and you will get paid. How awesome is that?

You can watch a short video clip below to see all the details of this wonderful program and how it works!

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written on behalf of Campus Book Rentals. All thoughts & opinions are 100% my own.