There’s only 9 days left until the biggest shopping day of the entire year! Whether you are planning on braving the Black
Friday crowds bright and early or sleeping in and wait for the crowds to disburse
a little bit, here are three tips to save your wallet this holiday shopping
season!
1. Plan ahead
and stick to your mission! The aisles
and displays at stores are meant to draw you in and inspire you to fill that
cart fuller. Avoid impulse buys that you
don’t really need by making a solid plan of what you want to accomplish beforehand
and stick to it! Along these lines means
making and sticking to a budget, too!
Online budgeting tools, like Honor’s MoneyDesktop, can help you figure
out what your budget is and help you stay disciplined in sticking to it!
2. Price-Match! More and more stores are willing to match
prices, but you’ll never know unless you ask!
Take advantage of that smart phone in your pocket and do a quick search
of items you find in the store you are currently in to make sure it’s not cheaper
elsewhere. If it is, show the cashier
your smartphone and see if they will match it!
The most they can say is no!
3. Coupons!
Coupons! Coupons! All that mail that you
typically put right in the recycle bin or emails you usually swipe to delete
before opening might be worth a second look this time of year! Paying attention to who is having the sales
will help you create your plan and stick to your mission like we mentioned in
tip #1! The dollars that some of those
coupons can save you collectively can really add up meaning extra money that
stays in your mason jar!
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next week using #askhonorcu!
Source - http://www.bankrate.com/financing/saving-money/jean-chatzky-4-holiday-shopping-secrets/?ic_id=News4
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