Wednesday, March 24, 2010
I absolutely love to shop – I could do it every day! I am always looking for great prices on clothing for my toddler, Emily, and the rest of the family. I have found a few tricks as to how to shop smart, and keep the family from going naked or sporting those high-water pants we all know and love. I’m here to let you in on the secret!
Truth be told, it’s more common sense, but while you are busy thinking of every last detail of EVERYTHING else, you may have overlooked it.
Let’s talk about the little ones first: When you run in to Target for some milk and diapers, take a quick swing past the clearance clothing. Target is AWESOME about putting children’s clothing on clearance from 30% to 75% off. The clothes that are going on clearance, however, are usually the season that just ended. So how can you possibly buy this stuff? BUY NEXT YEAR’S! For example, Emily is a December baby. So she will be 1, 2,3 years old in the Winter. When Fall/Winter clothing goes on clearance, I purchase next year’s (don’t tell my husband!) clothing for prices that are UNREAL! When Spring/Summer clothing goes on clearance, I will buy clothing for next year as well. This saves you money, but also keeps you from the panic that you feel when you dress them in those jeans that fit last week, and are now cropped. Oops!
Before doing this, try to “look into your crystal ball” and determine if your child is true-to-size or if they are deliciously chubby or more petite. This will help you buy clothing that will actually fit them when the time comes.
Now for the big kids: The good news is…the same concept applies for you and your husband (or wife.) The bad news is…I am a little bit more hesitant to purchase things and then find that they are too small (or too big) by the time I’m ready to wear them. This isn’t a savings OR a self-esteem booster! If you remain constant in your sizing, you have no worries.
This is also something that you can apply to your life if you are planning to have a baby, as well. Kohl’s and Target are wonderful about putting their maternity clothing on clearance for prices that are too good to pass up. I was VERY pregnant in the winter, so I have mostly warm maternity clothing. If I were to have a summer or fall baby next time, I will need some things that coordinate with the season.
Keep these things in mind as you do your shopping. Keep your eyes out for things that are staples, or stuff that is just too cute to pass up. You are sure to save money and pick up some amazing deals at the same time!
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Holiday Savings
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
I know we are a few days past St. Patrick’s Day, but Easter will be here before you know it!
Post Holiday sales are great ways to save money on things you are interested in buying. The day after a holiday is the best day to purchase items while retailers still have the “good stuff” – everyone knows that. Well, did you know that they often package regular merchandise in holiday wrapping, thus having to clearance these items out? Heck yeah!
You don’t care if your M&M’s are pastel, or Easter colors, do you? Do you care if your Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup is in the shape of an egg? ME NEITHER! Does it bug you that your chapstick wrapper has a little bunny on it? I didn’t think so!
In the next couple of weeks, look beyond the candy and artificial grass for things that you would regularly buy. If it has an Easter package, odds are that it is on clearance.
The best examples of this are from after-Christmas shopping. Target, for example, packages many items that they carry in holiday boxes and bags to help entice people into buying them as gifts. Once Christmas is over, these items are immediately clearanced-out and you purchase regular, everyday items at 50% or even 75% off! Once you open the package, the product is no longer a “holiday item”!
Another great way to save money and relieve yourself of holiday pressures is to purchase things that you will need next year while they are on clearance from this year. I have already purchased several items for my toddler for Christmas, and I intend to do the same for next year’s Easter. If you have the space, pick up next year’s egg-dying kit or a few Easter basket “ingredients” for next year, based on the age(s) of your child(ren). This is a fabulous way to save a ton of money and you will be SO happy with yourself when you go shopping for special occasions, birthdays or holidays and you already have a SERIOUS head start. This takes the pressure off of the holiday hustle and bustle, and off of your wallet as well. Spread the burden out over several months and you’d be amazed how much less stressful it can be.
Visit Lindsay Walker’s Piano and Voice Studio. You KNOW you want to!
I know we are a few days past St. Patrick’s Day, but Easter will be here before you know it!
Post Holiday sales are great ways to save money on things you are interested in buying. The day after a holiday is the best day to purchase items while retailers still have the “good stuff” – everyone knows that. Well, did you know that they often package regular merchandise in holiday wrapping, thus having to clearance these items out? Heck yeah!
You don’t care if your M&M’s are pastel, or Easter colors, do you? Do you care if your Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup is in the shape of an egg? ME NEITHER! Does it bug you that your chapstick wrapper has a little bunny on it? I didn’t think so!
In the next couple of weeks, look beyond the candy and artificial grass for things that you would regularly buy. If it has an Easter package, odds are that it is on clearance.
The best examples of this are from after-Christmas shopping. Target, for example, packages many items that they carry in holiday boxes and bags to help entice people into buying them as gifts. Once Christmas is over, these items are immediately clearanced-out and you purchase regular, everyday items at 50% or even 75% off! Once you open the package, the product is no longer a “holiday item”!
Another great way to save money and relieve yourself of holiday pressures is to purchase things that you will need next year while they are on clearance from this year. I have already purchased several items for my toddler for Christmas, and I intend to do the same for next year’s Easter. If you have the space, pick up next year’s egg-dying kit or a few Easter basket “ingredients” for next year, based on the age(s) of your child(ren). This is a fabulous way to save a ton of money and you will be SO happy with yourself when you go shopping for special occasions, birthdays or holidays and you already have a SERIOUS head start. This takes the pressure off of the holiday hustle and bustle, and off of your wallet as well. Spread the burden out over several months and you’d be amazed how much less stressful it can be.
Visit Lindsay Walker’s Piano and Voice Studio. You KNOW you want to!
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