Win $25 Amazon GC #b2sspree 8/31

School has started here, and will soon begin in many other areas. Parents and kids are hustling looking for everyhting they need to prepare for the first day.

With a slow economy and rising costs to send our chilldren to school, we need a break. The National Retail Federation predicts it will cost the average family $688.62 in back-to-school spending this fall. That's up more than 10 percent from last year.

Barbara's Beat wants to help you with a $25 Amazon gift card giveaway. You can of course spend it any way you wish. We hope it helps the winner in some small way.

Thanks to Mariah Moon of Formula One for hosting this Blog Hop. And, Staci Salazar of 7 on a Shoestring for being her co-host.

Disclosure: Formula Mom, 7 on a Shoestring, Barbara's Beat and the Back to School Spree bloggers are not responsible for sponsors that fail to fulfill their prizes.

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