22 Best Items To Buy at Walmart for the Second Half of 2025 To Save Big Money

From the first day of school to holiday gatherings, there are plenty of special moments to plan for coming up in the remaining five and a half months of 2025. To stay on track with financial goals, savvy shoppers are making a beeline to Walmart to save money on the essentials.

GOBankingRates is here to help you shop with our top 22 recommendations on everything from affordable tech to school supplies that cost less than $1 apiece. See what’s worth buying in the second half of 2025 for big savings at Walmart.

Send the kiddos back to school in style with Wonder Nation’s line of affordably priced kid’s clothes. 

Need to adhere to a dress code? Shop the deals on boys flat front pants ($9.98) and short-sleeve Jersey polo shirts ($3.98 in girls and boys fits). 

Those who don’t need to follow a dress code will find cute denim jeans for boys and girls (like these girls skinny jeans for $10.98 per pair), full zip hoodies for unisex wear ($10.98) and bargains on cami dresses with tees ($15.98).

Is it possible to buy the majority of a school supply list for less than $1 per item? If you’re shopping for the Pen+Gear brand at Walmart, the answer is absolutely yes! We’ve bulleted six inexpensive items below at prices so cheap not even the dollar store can compete.

• Pen+Gear crayons ($0.25, 24 count)
• Pen+Gear 1-subject notebook ($0.35, college-ruled)
• Pen+Gear sharpened colored pencils ($0.50, 12 count)
• Pen+Gear unsharpened #2 pencils ($0.92, 24 count)
• Pen+Gear block erasers ($0.47, two count)
• Pen+Gear washable glue ($0.25)

Quality backpacks can get expensive fast, but shoppers can find great backpacks for less than $25 at Walmart. 

For grade-schoolers, the Wonder Nation kids’ backpack ($23.97) comes in your choice of blue or pink and is roomy enough to stuff in books, folders, binders and tablets. Eastsport’s everyday tech backpack ($19.99) is ideal for university students to carry around campus. Inside, there’s a main compartment for stashing laptops, books, art supplies, planners and more and pockets to hold smaller items like water bottles.

Why pay more for name-brand tech elsewhere when you can shop the sales at Walmart? 

The Apple MacBook Air 13.3-inch laptop ($599) is now discounted $50 off while Beats by Dr. Dre noise cancellation headphones ($116 in black) have been marked down $83 off their online price. Combined, you’re spending $715 on tech that students will get plenty of use out of during the school semesters. 

Outfit your college student’s dorm room without spending a small fortune. 

The bed in a bag ($33.74 for twin-XL sizes) from Mainstays comes with a comforter, sheets and a pillow sham to make up cozy beds. Keep a flexible desk lamp ($7.88) on your desk while working on papers and projects and a Mainstays padded chair ($34.94) as a comfy study nook. 

And don’t forget the Keurig coffee maker ($59) to save money on your favorite lattes. These coffee makers are now discounted $20 off their original price and are designed to brew iced and hot beverages. It even comes with a reusable coffee tumbler for added value.

Upcoming bake sales, treats for classroom parties, desserts at Thanksgiving and holiday celebrations … you might be baking up a storm in the latter half of 2025! 

Make sure you’ve invested in bakeware sets ahead of time so you have all the necessary tools. Our top recommendation is the non-stick bakeware set ($27.97) from Mainstays. This six-piece set comes with a square pan, roster pan, cookie sheet, six-cup muffin pan and two loaf pans. 

Don’t wait until you’re under the weather to shop for cold and flu season essentials. 

Add a box of Equate daytime and nighttime cold and flu softgels ($9.98) and Great Value everyday tissues ($6.58 for a four-pack) to your Walmart shopping cart. There’s enough tissues to keep a box at home and send a few to school with your kiddo for the classroom.

Editor’s note: Prices and availability are accurate as of July 25, 2025, and are subject to change.