This week we are revving up for the darkness, ghouls, and goblins of Halloween with reminders on how we can stay in-the-black — the holidays are just around the corner, after all.
In-the-black-tip: The best way to stay on track when there are a lot of items on your shopping list is to create a spending plan, and once you know your budget for each item or person, make your money go further by comparison shopping. Some people prefer to do holiday shopping away from their computers because it gets them in the holiday spirit, but I recommend at least doing some preparation online. Comparison shopping beforehand will ensure that you're not paying more than necessary and you'll know exactly which stores to hit when you go on your shopping mission. Less browsing means less opportunity for temptation driven impulse buys that aren't on your list.
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I even comparison shop for groceries these days. I look through the weekly ads for two grocery stores that are right across from one another, make my list accordingly, and go to both places.
1in addition to this, there are a LOT of stores that will price match on things, so if you're able to find something online, print it out and take it to the store - that way you can save on the shipping fees that you would have to pay from ordering online.
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