The Holidays are my favorite time of year and I tend to spend way too much on gifts & decorations. This year I decided to set a budget and to only shop with discounts to save money.
How do I plan on doing this? Well, I plan on setting my budget and writing a list of people who I am shopping for and what I want to get them. If I plan out my shopping I am less likely to impulse shop and buy. In the past years I have always just gone to the stores and purchased whatever I thought my kids or family would like. This always ends up with my buying way too many gift and spending way too much money. This year I only plan on buying something if there is a sale, coupon, or some other sort of discount that will save me money.
Some stores already have lots of toys marked down, so I’ve been stalking the clearance racks and I plan on stalking the sale ads and comparing prices or price matching. If I can get a coupon for the item, even better! This is a new change so I know it will be a little difficult, but I know my wallet and husband will like it much more.
What’s your plan for Holiday Shopping? How do you shop with discounts to save money?? Any and all tips are appreciated!
Debi Booth
Tuesday 25th of September 2012
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Nan Bixby
Tuesday 18th of September 2012
I have scaled back Christmas buying quite a bit since my kids are grown. We have a daughter and SIL living with us now and their 4 month old baby. This year we will be buying for the baby. I also try to buy from WAHMs as much as possible and catch sales online. Not too much is bought in real stores.
Nancy
Thursday 13th of September 2012
I started last year, right after Christmas shopping for this year and watch for a lot of clearance items. Last year my daughter and I made gifts for each other and it was really fun to see how creative you can be!!
isis
Thursday 13th of September 2012
I scour the internet to check for discounts so I don't need to pay full price for anything! It's never too early to shop for holiday presents!
Julie Wood
Thursday 13th of September 2012
It is not to early to start to have a Christmas shopping budget! I never go over my budget, and I have some family members still paying for last years presents! It is not worth it to overspend on your family for Christmas!