How to use shopping trends to save yourself money on everything!

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When I picked up the most recent issue of consumer reports, I found a gold mine of information on the CR Money section of the report. Their topic for the month was a calender of deals that list the various things that are on sale based on the time of the year. If you follow this calender, I think that it may be a way to save a little extra money.

I did the same thing with my most recent article about buying fruits and vegetables in season. Everything seems to be seasonal, and if you plan things right, you can come out ahead. Here is my take on the Calender of Deals on consumer reports.

January: bedding/ CDs/ DVDs/ Cookware/ Houses and Condos/ Linens/ Swimwear/ Toys/ Treadmills/ TVs/ Winter clothing
February: Housing and condos/ humidifiers/ indoor furniture/ small consumer electronics/ treadmills
March: Humidifiers/ TVs / winter coats/ winter sports gear
April: digital cameras/ spring clothing
May: athletic apparel and shoes/ cordless phones/ small consumer electronics
June : indoor furniture/ small consumer electronics/ summer sports gear/ swimwear
July: computers/ indoor furniture/ outdoor furniture/ swimwear
August: air conditioners/ camping equiptment/ computers/ dehumidifiers/ lawn mowers/ outdoor furniture
September: bikes/ gas grills/ shrubs, trees, perennials/ small consumer electronics
October: bikes/ digital cameras/ gas grills/ winter coats
November: autos (new)/ bikes/ computers/ gas grills/ toys
December: atuos (new)/ bikes/ computers/ gas grills/ small consumer electronics/ toys/ TVs

The general strategy to buying things on sale is that you should buy things when they are either not in season or in season. Here is how to think about this
1. Buy holiday items a year in advance. Basically you buy christmas ornaments and stuff after christmas; you buy candy after halloween and easter
2. Buy seasonal items when they are not in season: you buy winter clothes during summer and summer clothes in the winter time.
3. Plan your shopping around the major shopping holidays: The major shopping holidays that i’ve noticed that are big on sales are on or around these holidays. Make sure that you buy the sunday newspaper for these sale events.
- New Years- 1/1
- valentines -
- Mardi Gras ( i had to write this in b/c i’m from N’awlins) - best time to buy beads is to buy them the day after mardi gras, or even better, show off your boobies to get em for free

- Easter - first sunday after the first full moon after the first day of spring
- Memorial Day - last monday in may -
- mothers day
- fathers day-
- Independence Day - 7/4
- Labor Day - first monday in september
- Columbus Day - second monday in october
- Halloween- 10/31
- Veterans Day - 11/11
- Thanksgiving - fourth thursday in november -
- Christmas - december 25 = the shopping holiday season starts the day after thanskgiving known as black friday but trends are pointing to the shopping season starting much earlier.
4. Give/ Use Gift Cards to shop for items after these holidays to save on clearance items.
5. Shop year round for christmas gifts = don’t be like me and wait till the last minute to buy gifts for christmas.

Also check out my article about the 10 best websites to visit to save money on stuff.

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