Save money this year in anticipation of the next

December 10, 2009 – 12:37 pm – No Comment

Everywhere you look you’ll see prices falling on some of the things that you’ll need in the next few months, I’m talking about school supplies of course.

Now is the time to start stocking up on paper and pencils. It is never wasteful to stock up on those 10 cent spiral notebooks or, if you’re lucky, 25 cent packages of paper. When I have done school shopping in the past, I have also always kept my eye out for those ever-elusive 3 prong notebooks. It seems like teachers always ask for those, but the stores are always sold out.

Right now, school supplies are cheap. The reason you should go stock up now is because, in December when you’re children come up to you and say that they’re out of pencils or paper, you will have to go to the store and will realize that the prices for those items are easily double what you paid for them in August. So get out there while there is plenty of supply and you’ll end up having plenty to last your kids throughout the school year.

The best part is that school supplies don’t expire, so if you buy too much, you can just use it next year.

Also, now is the time to be stocking up on summer apparel for next year. You can get swimsuits for usually half the price that you would have had to pay for them just a month ago. Short and tank tops are on sale also as all the stores are trying to make space for fall and winter clothes. I have always thought that they get rid of the summer stock too soon because it stays warm where I live until well into September and sometimes into October. If I buy clearance summer clothes in August, then I can continue to wear them into the rest of the warm season.

Stores that are trying to get rid of summer items are also trying to get rid of things like patio furniture. This is the best time to buy it because you can not only get it on clearance, but you can also get use out of it this year. I’m sure that many of us won’t be sitting on our patios in December, but there are plenty of nice cool Autumn nights when we all would like to have a nice patio set where we can sit outside and have dinner. I like my patio furniture so I can sit with my husband and watch the kids play in the yard.

Speaking of watching the kids play, now is the time to buy outdoor toys. Things like pools and jungle gyms are now on sale, so if you’ve had your eye on one it would be a good time to go and purchase it!