The Holidays are coming and it can be pricey. Buying presents, making parties, maybe travelling and everything within your budget. The thoughtful, useful presents for your people can put a serious dent in your savings. Fortunately, you can cut back on your grand total without looking like you cut back. Here come few advices to get more for your money during the Holidays season in 2022.
Set up first your total budget and after pick the individual presents
Set up the total budget is the first step of your Holiday shopping journey. After you have the grand total, create your shopping list with names first and then you can get specific about how much do you want to spend on certain person. Break it down person by person and then you can look for specific gift ideas. Have more alternative for each person and later in the store or online you can pick the perfect one.
2. Don`t wait until the last day with the gift shopping
We all know that waiting until the last day before Christmas is not the best tactic to shop gifts the smart way. But sometimes it`s happening. Waiting until the last minute puts pressure on you and you will more likely overspend just to be done with all the Holiday presents. You can also face to low inventory, delayed shipping and higher price than originally expected. The best time to start Holiday shopping is few months before Christmas and finish the first two weeks in December. With this trick you can avoid any pressure and stay within your original budget without making any compromise or changing your original gift plan.
3. Make sure you are getting the best deals
If you start planning and making the Holiday shopping on time, you can get the best deals. You simply have time to wait for these deals. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are great days to shop most of the gifts from your list. You can find electronic deals with 40% sometimes 70% off. So go for it! Some other items are cheaper on other major sales, you need to check it every week. As much as possible, plan to buy other items, like toys and winter apparel, in January. You can save these items for next year’s holiday season.
4. Save money on Holiday decoration for the next year on Boxing day
Expect huge discounts on holiday decor the day after Christmas, known as Boxing Day. It’s the best time to stock up on wrapping paper, ornaments, holiday lights, and more. Grab a couple of storage bins and fill them with decorations you can use when the 2023 holiday season rolls around.
5. Try to buy handmade items and help to small businesses
Holiday shopping can be easy online. You can choose Amazon or you can buy local, handmade gifts on on Etsy. It has has so many advantages over the big stores, it makes you also super cool and everything is delivered right to your door.
I know that many Etsy seller are moms like you or me. They are working hard to make some extra little money. They work hard to create, design a new piece from scratch. These are the people I like to support during the holiday season.
What about you?
Happy Holidays!
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