Mom Uncovers School Supply Black Market, Survives Spending Only $100
KEY POINTS
- â˘A mom who is also a former teacher spends about $100 annually on school supplies for her son by reusing headphones and calculators across three years.
- â˘She splurges only on quality backpacks and lunchboxes, while sourcing off-brand notebooks and markers from Target, Walmart, and Dollar Tree to save money.
- â˘She donates items like tissues and candy to her son's classroom, often buying bulk supplies at Trader Joe's and Dollar Tree for cost efficiency.
Meet the mom who defied the sacred $100 back-to-school curse by recycling old headphones and calculators for three years, labeling everything like a stealthy TSA agent. She treats backpacks and lunchboxes like investment stocksâwashable, durable, and boy-approvedâto dodge yearly tantrums. Brands? Sheâs got Target's Mondo Llama markers beating Crayola at half price while Walmartâs Pen+gear notebooks compete toe-to-toe with Targetâs Dealworthy at 38 cents a pop. Dollar Tree highlighters and glue sticks sneak into her cart like sneaky ninjas, while she pampers her kiddoâs back-to-school jitters with $1.25 designer folders. Former teacher turned money-saving legend, she even donates tissues and candyâyes, candyâto fuel classroom bribery, snagging tissues from Trader Joeâs for 99 cents, less than your monthly coffee splurge. No wonder sheâs the Oprah of school supplies by 2026!
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(1 of 3)Teaching her kid to reuse headphones for 3 years shows sheâs parenting smarter, not harder. Meanwhile, most kids lose pencils faster than their Snapchat streaks.
Buying bulk mechanical pencils like a middle-school Monopoly mogulâis losing them an Olympic sport now?
If you think spending $100 a year on supplies is a budget, wait until you see the Amazon box mountain in Momâs group chat.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/3/2026 | Author: Ashley Archambault
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